Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character Ƿ has the Unicode code point U+01F7. 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+01F7 to binary:
00000001 11110111. 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 10110111
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER WYNN·U+01F7
Ƿ
Character Information
Code Point
U+01F7
HEX
01F7
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C7 B7 | 11000111 10110111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 01 F7 | 00000001 11110111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F7 01 | 11110111 00000001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 01 F7 | 00000000 00000000 00000001 11110111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F7 01 00 00 | 11110111 00000001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
Ƿ
URI Encoded
%C7%B7
Description
U+01F7, the Latin Capital Letter Wynn, is a unique typographical character that plays a significant role in digital text, particularly within the context of Old Irish and Medieval manuscripts. This capital letter represents a distinct sound not found in modern English or other widely spoken languages. The Wynn (pronounced as /w/) was used to denote the initial consonant in words where it is not clear whether the initial sound was /f/ or /w/. Thus, its usage serves both linguistic and historical purposes, providing insight into the phonetic structure of Old Irish and enabling modern scholars to better understand and transcribe ancient manuscripts. Despite its limited use in contemporary digital text, the Latin Capital Letter Wynn remains an important character for those studying the history and evolution of the Irish language and culture.
How to type the Ƿ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0503 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.