Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㌞ has the Unicode code point U+331E. 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+331E to binary:
00110011 00011110. 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 10011110
SQUARE KOOPO·U+331E
㌞
Character Information
Code Point
U+331E
HEX
331E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 8C 9E | 11100011 10001100 10011110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 33 1E | 00110011 00011110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 1E 33 | 00011110 00110011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 33 1E | 00000000 00000000 00110011 00011110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 1E 33 00 00 | 00011110 00110011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
㌞
URI Encoded
%E3%8C%9E
Description
The Unicode character U+331E represents the "SQUARE KOOPO" (ㆱ), which is primarily used in the Japanese language. This character holds a unique role in digital text, as it is part of the extended Hiragana set and functions as an additional consonant-like sound in modern written Japanese. Although not commonly found in everyday usage, Square Koopo has a distinctive cultural significance in certain regions where it is used to denote specific phonetic sounds or for stylistic purposes within digital text. In linguistic and technical contexts, the Square Koopo character contributes to the richness and diversity of the Japanese written language by providing an additional layer of phonetic representation.
How to type the ㌞ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 13086 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.