Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+187D. 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+187D to binary:
00011000 01111101. 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 10111101
CHARACTER 187D·U+187D
Character Information
Code Point
U+187D
HEX
187D
Unicode Plane
Supplementary Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 A1 BD | 11100001 10100001 10111101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 18 7D | 00011000 01111101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 7D 18 | 01111101 00011000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 18 7D | 00000000 00000000 00011000 01111101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 7D 18 00 00 | 01111101 00011000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
᡽
URI Encoded
%E1%A1%BD
Description
The Unicode character U+187D (CHARACTER 187D) holds a significant position in the realm of digital typography. This particular character is classified under the Miscellaneous Symbols category, and it is predominantly used to represent the "Masculine Ordinal Indicator" in languages that utilize ordinal indicators for grammatical purposes. In the context of linguistics, this character plays a crucial role in distinguishing between cardinal and ordinal numbers when used in text, particularly in languages such as German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, and others that follow the same pattern. Its use is primarily found in digital text, where it serves as an essential tool for maintaining accuracy and clarity of meaning. The character's unique identity ensures its place within the intricacies of Unicode, highlighting the importance of typography and character encoding systems in facilitating global communication.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 6269 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.