Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㏌ has the Unicode code point U+33CC. 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+33CC to binary:
00110011 11001100. 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 10001111 10001100
SQUARE IN·U+33CC
㏌
Character Information
Code Point
U+33CC
HEX
33CC
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 8F 8C | 11100011 10001111 10001100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 33 CC | 00110011 11001100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | CC 33 | 11001100 00110011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 33 CC | 00000000 00000000 00110011 11001100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | CC 33 00 00 | 11001100 00110011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
㏌
URI Encoded
%E3%8F%8C
Description
The Unicode character U+33CC is known as the "SQUARE IN" symbol, which is a typographical representation of an open square bracket. Its primary use in digital text is to delimit or enclose content, similar to its counterpart, the SQUARE OUT (U+33CD). The SQUARE IN and SQUARE OUT symbols are part of the CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B set, a group of characters that include various punctuation marks and symbols used in East Asian languages. While these specific brackets may not be commonly used in Western languages, they play an essential role in Japanese typography, where they serve to delineate and organize text or dialogue in written works. The SQUARE IN symbol can also be found in the Extendedromanization of Chinese characters, where it functions as a placeholder for unspecified characters that may not have direct equivalents in Japanese. Overall, U+33CC is an important typographical element in certain East Asian languages, assisting with the organization and readability of text.
How to type the ㏌ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 13260 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.