Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ẍ has the Unicode code point U+1E8D. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format:1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
Where thexare the payload bits.UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range Codepoint Range Bytes Bit pattern Payload length U+0000 - U+007F 1 0xxxxxxx 7 bits U+0080 - U+07FF 2 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx 11 bits U+0800 - U+FFFF 3 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 16 bits U+10000 - U+10FFFF 4 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 21 bits Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:
Convert the hexadecimal code point U+1E8D to binary:
00011110 10001101. Those are the payload bits.Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:
Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
11100001 10111010 10001101
LATIN SMALL LETTER X WITH DIAERESIS·U+1E8D
ẍ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1E8D
HEX
1E8D
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BA 8D | 11100001 10111010 10001101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1E 8D | 00011110 10001101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 8D 1E | 10001101 00011110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1E 8D | 00000000 00000000 00011110 10001101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 8D 1E 00 00 | 10001101 00011110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ẍ
URI Encoded
%E1%BA%8D
Description
U+1E8D, or Latin Small Letter X with Diaeresis, is a unique character within the Unicode standard, specifically found in block "Latin Extended-B". Its primary role is to serve as an accented letter variant in digital text. In linguistic terms, it's used to represent an /ɛ/ sound, as found in many European languages. While its use is less common compared to other characters, it plays a crucial role in orthography for certain minority languages or regional dialects where this specific pronunciation is standard. U+1E8D is part of the broader family of diaeresis-accented letters in the Latin script, which includes A (U+00C0), E (U+00C8), I (U+00CC), O (U+00D6), and U (U+00F9). Its presence helps maintain accuracy and clarity in digital text, particularly in instances where it is culturally or linguistically significant.
How to type the ẍ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 7821 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.