Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+088F. 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+088F to binary:
00001000 10001111. 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 10100010 10001111
CHARACTER 088F·U+088F
Character Information
Code Point
U+088F
HEX
088F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 A2 8F | 11100000 10100010 10001111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 08 8F | 00001000 10001111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 8F 08 | 10001111 00001000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 08 8F | 00000000 00000000 00001000 10001111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 8F 08 00 00 | 10001111 00001000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
࢏
URI Encoded
%E0%A2%8F
Description
The Unicode character U+088F is a rarely used typographic symbol, known as the "YEN SIGN" or "¥". In digital text, this character typically represents the Japanese Yen currency (¥), often utilized in financial documents, invoices, and websites dealing with transactions in Japan. The Yen Sign holds cultural significance in Japan, where it is a widely recognized symbol of their national currency. While not commonly used outside of the context of the Japanese Yen, the character U+088F does have a specific and important function in certain linguistic and technical contexts related to currency conversion and international trade.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2191 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.