Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㎁ has the Unicode code point U+3381. 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+3381 to binary:
00110011 10000001. 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 10000001
SQUARE NA·U+3381
㎁
Character Information
Code Point
U+3381
HEX
3381
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 8E 81 | 11100011 10001110 10000001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 33 81 | 00110011 10000001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 81 33 | 10000001 00110011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 33 81 | 00000000 00000000 00110011 10000001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 81 33 00 00 | 10000001 00110011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
㎁
URI Encoded
%E3%8E%81
Description
The Unicode character U+3381 is known as the "SQUARE NA." It plays a significant role in digital text, particularly in Japanese typography. As part of the JIS X 0213 standard, it represents the phonetic sound "na" when used in a square kana form. This character is not widely used outside of the Japanese language and its specific context, but within this linguistic realm, it serves an essential function for accurate text representation. The SQUARE NA (U+3381) has cultural significance as well, as it contributes to the richness and complexity of the written Japanese language. In terms of technical context, the character U+3381 is a part of the Unicode standard, which aims to provide a unique code for every character in every living language, thus promoting global communication and information exchange.
How to type the ㎁ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 13185 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.