title: How do you print raw UTF-8 characters from their numbers?
body: <p>Say I wanted to print a <code>ÿ</code> (latin small y with diaeresis) from its Unicode/UTF-8 number of <code>U+00FF</code> or hex of <code>c3 bf</code>. <strong>How can I do that in PHP?</strong></p>
  
  <p><em>The reason</em> is that I need to be able to create certain UTF-8 Characters is for testing in my regex and string functions. However, since I have less than 200 keys on my keyboard <em>I can't type them</em> - and since many times I am stuck in an ASCII only world - I need to be able to create them bases solely off of their <em>ASCII safe</em>, UTF-8 character code.</p>
  
  <p><em>Note: In order for it show correctly in a browser I know that the first step is</em> </p>
  
  <pre><code>header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
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