Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⅿ has the Unicode code point U+217F. 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+217F to binary:
00100001 01111111. 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 10111111
SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL ONE THOUSAND·U+217F
ⅿ
Character Information
Code Point
U+217F
HEX
217F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Letter Number
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 85 BF | 11100010 10000101 10111111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 21 7F | 00100001 01111111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 7F 21 | 01111111 00100001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 21 7F | 00000000 00000000 00100001 01111111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 7F 21 00 00 | 01111111 00100001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ⅿ
URI Encoded
%E2%85%BF
Description
U+217F is the Unicode code point for the "SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL ONE THOUSAND" character. This character is used in digital text to represent the Roman numeral for one thousand (M) in a smaller, non-capitalized form. Its typical usage is in contexts where smaller Roman numerals are needed, such as in typography or historical documents. Although not commonly seen in everyday use, this character has cultural and linguistic significance in the study of ancient Roman numeral systems and their evolution over time. The SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL ONE THOUSAND character is an important component for those studying the history of writing systems and numerical representations, providing insight into the development of typography and numeral usage throughout various periods and cultures.
How to type the ⅿ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8575 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.