Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ˜ has the Unicode code point U+02DC. 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+02DC to binary:
00000010 11011100. 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:
11001011 10011100
SMALL TILDE·U+02DC
˜
Character Information
Code Point
U+02DC
HEX
02DC
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Modifier Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CB 9C | 11001011 10011100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 02 DC | 00000010 11011100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | DC 02 | 11011100 00000010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 02 DC | 00000000 00000000 00000010 11011100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | DC 02 00 00 | 11011100 00000010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
˜
URI Encoded
%CB%9C
Description
The Unicode character U+02DC, Small Tilde (ẗ), is a typographical symbol commonly used in various digital texts to represent an inverted V-shaped mark above or below a letter. Although not as widely recognized as its capital counterpart, the tilde has significant roles in linguistic and technical contexts. In phonetics, it may denote a palatalized sound, indicating that the subsequent consonant is pronounced with the middle of the tongue raised towards the hard palate. In programming, the small tilde is used in regular expressions to signify negation or to match any single character from an extended range. Despite its limited usage compared to other symbols, U+02DC Small Tilde remains a valuable tool for typography and communication across diverse fields.
How to type the ˜ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0732 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.