Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+0BD6. 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+0BD6 to binary:
00001011 11010110. 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:
11100000 10101111 10010110
CHARACTER 0BD6·U+0BD6
Character Information
Code Point
U+0BD6
HEX
0BD6
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 AF 96 | 11100000 10101111 10010110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0B D6 | 00001011 11010110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | D6 0B | 11010110 00001011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0B D6 | 00000000 00000000 00001011 11010110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | D6 0B 00 00 | 11010110 00001011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
௖
URI Encoded
%E0%AF%96
Description
U+0BD6 is a Unicode character with the code point 0BD6. This character is primarily used within digital text to represent the Greek letter "Sigma," which has a numerical value of 19 in Latin script. Sigma holds significant importance in various mathematical, scientific, and linguistic contexts, being widely utilized in fields like mathematics, physics, engineering, and computer science for denoting symbols or variables. In linguistics, it also represents the Greek letter "Sigma" within texts, often used for citing ancient works or historical documents. U+0BD6 is a crucial character in typography as it aids in maintaining accuracy and clarity in digital text.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 3030 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.