Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⅷ has the Unicode code point U+2177. 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+2177 to binary:
00100001 01110111. 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:
11100010 10000101 10110111
SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL EIGHT·U+2177
ⅷ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2177
HEX
2177
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Letter Number
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 85 B7 | 11100010 10000101 10110111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 21 77 | 00100001 01110111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 77 21 | 01110111 00100001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 21 77 | 00000000 00000000 00100001 01110111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 77 21 00 00 | 01110111 00100001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⅷ
URI Encoded
%E2%85%B7
Description
U+2177, also known as SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL EIGHT, is a Unicode character primarily used in digital text for representing the numeral "VIII" in small form. In Roman numerals, "VIII" signifies the number eight. This character holds cultural significance in various historical contexts where Roman numerals are still employed, such as in architecture, dating of historical documents, or for stylistic purposes in design and typography. The use of SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL EIGHT in digital text enables clear communication of these values and maintains the aesthetic appeal often associated with Roman numeral representation.
How to type the ⅷ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8567 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.