Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character Ƕ has the Unicode code point U+01F6. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0080to0x07ff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 11 bits within the final 16 bits and that it will have the format:110xxxxx 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+01F6 to binary:
00000001 11110110. 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:
11000111 10110110
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER HWAIR·U+01F6
Ƕ
Character Information
Code Point
U+01F6
HEX
01F6
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C7 B6 | 11000111 10110110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 01 F6 | 00000001 11110110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F6 01 | 11110110 00000001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 01 F6 | 00000000 00000000 00000001 11110110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F6 01 00 00 | 11110110 00000001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
Ƕ
URI Encoded
%C7%B6
Description
U+01F6 is the Unicode code point for the Latin Capital Letter Hwair, a letter used in the Insular Celtic language of Old Irish. Although not widely used today, this character played an essential role in historical texts, primarily in religious and legal documents during the Early Christian period (400-1200 AD). The Hwair represents a voiced velar fricative sound, making it distinct from other Latin letters. In digital text, U+01F6 is often employed for its cultural significance rather than its phonetic value. It can be found in typography and historical linguistics studies to represent the unique linguistic heritage of Old Irish and Insular Celtic languages.
How to type the Ƕ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0502 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.