Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+187C. 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+187C to binary:
00011000 01111100. 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:
11100001 10100001 10111100
CHARACTER 187C·U+187C
Character Information
Code Point
U+187C
HEX
187C
Unicode Plane
Supplementary Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 A1 BC | 11100001 10100001 10111100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 18 7C | 00011000 01111100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 7C 18 | 01111100 00011000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 18 7C | 00000000 00000000 00011000 01111100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 7C 18 00 00 | 01111100 00011000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
᡼
URI Encoded
%E1%A1%BC
Description
The Unicode character U+187C is a rarely used typographical symbol known as the "LATIN CAPITAL LETTER SHARP S". This character is part of the Latin Extended-C Unicode block, which consists of additional Latin characters that are not commonly found in standard alphabets. The U+187C character typically serves a role in digital text as an alternative representation for the letter "S", specifically in cases where it needs to be capitalized and distinguished from other similar-looking letters. While it may have some niche usage in typography, design, or specific cultural contexts, the LATIN CAPITAL LETTER SHARP S has not gained widespread adoption or significant cultural significance. As with many Unicode characters, its use is more of a technical interest rather than being a linguistic necessity.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 6268 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.