Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㌋ has the Unicode code point U+330B. 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+330B to binary:
00110011 00001011. 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 10001100 10001011
SQUARE KAIRI·U+330B
㌋
Character Information
Code Point
U+330B
HEX
330B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 8C 8B | 11100011 10001100 10001011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 33 0B | 00110011 00001011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 0B 33 | 00001011 00110011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 33 0B | 00000000 00000000 00110011 00001011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 0B 33 00 00 | 00001011 00110011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
㌋
URI Encoded
%E3%8C%8B
Description
The Unicode character U+330B, known as SQUARE KAIRI, is a unique typographical symbol found in the Extended Hiragana block of the Unicode Standard. This particular glyph is primarily used in Japanese digital text and has an important role in representing the phonetic sounds of the Japanese language. The character is typically employed to indicate the long 'o' sound when using the hiragana script, which is one of the three primary written forms of the Japanese language, alongside kanji and katakana. While not widely used outside of Japan, the SQUARE KAIRI serves a vital function in accurately transcribing the spoken Japanese language into digital text form, enabling effective communication for millions of speakers.
How to type the ㌋ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 13067 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.