Decode UTF-8

sandbox

UTF-8 sandbox (decode)

Convert a sequence of UTF-8 bytes into a Unicode code point.

Bytes

Hex (with or without 0x), separated by spaces / commas / no separator.

U+00E9é

2 bytes

Decimal

233

Bytes

0xC3 0xA9

Binary

11000011

10101001

Step-by-step breakdown

01
Identify the byte count
First byte 110xxxxx (two 1s then 0) - 2-byte form.
2 bytes · U+0080 → U+07FF
02
Extract the data bits
For each byte, strip the format marker (110/1110/11110 on the leader, 10 on continuations) - what remains are the data bits.
00011 | 101001
03
Reassemble the binary
Concatenate the groups to rebuild the code point's binary (11 significant bits).
00011101001
04
Convert to a code point
The binary equals 233 in decimal, i.e. U+00E9 in Unicode notation.
U+00E9