Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ȣ has the Unicode code point U+0223. 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+0223 to binary:
00000010 00100011. 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:
11001000 10100011
LATIN SMALL LETTER OU·U+0223
ȣ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0223
HEX
0223
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C8 A3 | 11001000 10100011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 02 23 | 00000010 00100011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 23 02 | 00100011 00000010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 02 23 | 00000000 00000000 00000010 00100011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 23 02 00 00 | 00100011 00000010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ȣ
URI Encoded
%C8%A3
Description
The Unicode character U+0223, known as "LATIN SMALL LETTER OU", is a significant typographical element in digital text. It is predominantly used to represent the sound /u/ or /ʊ/ in various languages, offering an alternative to the more common letter 'o' or 'u'. The character holds a unique cultural and linguistic context as it has been adopted by several languages including Old Norse, where it was used to represent the phoneme [uː]. In modern typography, U+0223 is often used in the creation of domain-specific vocabulary, technical terminology, or specialized jargon. Its precise utilization depends on the specific needs and conventions of the language or field it is applied to.
How to type the ȣ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0547 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.