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Decode Latin-1

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Latin-1 sandbox (decode)

Convert a Latin-1 (ISO 8859-1) byte into a Unicode code point. 1:1 mapping, perfect identity over `0x00` → `0xFF`.

A single hex byte (with or without 0x). Latin-1 is strictly 1 byte = 1 code point.

U+00E9 é
1 byte

Decimal

233

Byte

0xE9

Binary

11101001

Step-by-step breakdown

  1. 01

    Read the byte's bits

    The byte is directly the 8 bits of the code point (no marker to strip).

    11101001
  2. 02

    Convert to a code point

    The byte equals 233 in decimal, i.e. U+00E9 in Unicode notation. Latin-1 makes the byte value and the code point coincide over the whole range.

    U+00E9