Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㎏ has the Unicode code point U+338F. 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+338F to binary:
00110011 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:
11100011 10001110 10001111
SQUARE KG·U+338F
㎏
Character Information
Code Point
U+338F
HEX
338F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 8E 8F | 11100011 10001110 10001111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 33 8F | 00110011 10001111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 8F 33 | 10001111 00110011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 33 8F | 00000000 00000000 00110011 10001111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 8F 33 00 00 | 10001111 00110011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
㎏
URI Encoded
%E3%8E%8F
Description
The Unicode character U+338F is known as the SQUARE KG symbol (〽). It primarily serves a typographic role in digital text, predominantly used to denote the unit of mass known as a kilogram (kg) in a square form. This symbol is particularly useful in situations where the traditional kg abbreviation might be confusing or when an alternative visual representation is required. The SQUARE KG symbol has no direct linguistic correlation, but it does serve as a universal visual cue for the kilogram unit across various languages and scripts that utilize the Unicode standard. As with any typographic element, its usage should adhere to proper formatting and style guidelines to ensure clarity and avoid misinterpretation.
How to type the ㎏ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 13199 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.