Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㆬ has the Unicode code point U+31AC. 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+31AC to binary:
00110001 10101100. 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:
11100011 10000110 10101100
BOPOMOFO LETTER IM·U+31AC
ㆬ
Character Information
Code Point
U+31AC
HEX
31AC
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 86 AC | 11100011 10000110 10101100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 31 AC | 00110001 10101100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | AC 31 | 10101100 00110001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 31 AC | 00000000 00000000 00110001 10101100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | AC 31 00 00 | 10101100 00110001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ㆬ
URI Encoded
%E3%86%AC
Description
The Unicode character U+31AC, or BOPOMOFO LETTER IM, holds significant importance in the realm of digital typography. It is primarily employed in the Bopomofo system, a phonetic notation used for transcribing Mandarin Chinese into the Latin script. This character specifically represents the consonant-impair (or 'm') sound in this phonetic system. The Bopomofo system has been widely adopted in Taiwan and other regions where Mandarin is spoken or taught, owing to its effectiveness in teaching pronunciation. Consequently, U+31AC plays a vital role in language learning, linguistic analysis, and digital text translation related to Chinese languages that utilize the Bopomofo system.
How to type the ㆬ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12716 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.