Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㌆ has the Unicode code point U+3306. 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+3306 to binary:
00110011 00000110. 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 10000110
SQUARE UON·U+3306
㌆
Character Information
Code Point
U+3306
HEX
3306
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 8C 86 | 11100011 10001100 10000110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 33 06 | 00110011 00000110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 06 33 | 00000110 00110011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 33 06 | 00000000 00000000 00110011 00000110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 06 33 00 00 | 00000110 00110011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
㌆
URI Encoded
%E3%8C%86
Description
The Unicode character U+3306 is known as the "SQUARE UON" in the typographical world. This character is a part of the extended range of characters used in Japanese typography, specifically for the Yōkan or Man'yōgana scripts, which were developed during the Heian period (794-1185) in Japan. The SQUARE UON (U+3306) holds a significant role in these scripts, where it represents the katakana character "ウ" (romanized as "u"). It is commonly used in digital text to represent this sound, and can be found primarily within texts written in Japanese languages. Its use in other linguistic or cultural contexts is limited due to its specific association with the Man'yōgana script system.
How to type the ㌆ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 13062 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.