Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+0FE3. 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+0FE3 to binary:
00001111 11100011. 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 10111111 10100011
CHARACTER 0FE3·U+0FE3
Character Information
Code Point
U+0FE3
HEX
0FE3
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 BF A3 | 11100000 10111111 10100011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0F E3 | 00001111 11100011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | E3 0F | 11100011 00001111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0F E3 | 00000000 00000000 00001111 11100011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | E3 0F 00 00 | 11100011 00001111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
࿣
URI Encoded
%E0%BF%A3
Description
The Unicode character U+0FE3 represents the letter "L" with a stroke through it (‸), known as the long s or small sherd. This character is commonly used in digital text to indicate a lowercase 'l' that has been elongated, resembling an old-style cursive script from the times of Gothic typefaces. In typography and historical linguistics, U+0FE3 carries cultural significance as it represents the transition from the angular, upright Roman letter 'L' to a more flowing script style that was prevalent in medieval manuscripts. Although its usage is less common today, U+0FE3 remains an important symbol for those studying or preserving the history of typography and early written language.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4067 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.