Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character 〾 has the Unicode code point U+303E. 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+303E to binary:
00110000 00111110. 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 10000000 10111110
IDEOGRAPHIC VARIATION INDICATOR·U+303E
〾
Character Information
Code Point
U+303E
HEX
303E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 80 BE | 11100011 10000000 10111110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 30 3E | 00110000 00111110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 3E 30 | 00111110 00110000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 30 3E | 00000000 00000000 00110000 00111110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 3E 30 00 00 | 00111110 00110000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
〾
URI Encoded
%E3%80%BE
Description
The Unicode character U+303E, known as the IDEOGRAPHIC VARIATION INDICATOR (IVS), plays a significant role in digital text processing, particularly in the realm of text normalization and typography. Its primary function is to indicate where variations in an ideographic sequence occur, enabling applications to correctly interpret and render text with specific cultural or linguistic nuances. This character can be used in conjunction with Unicode scalar values for characters that represent different glyphs or meanings when written in a particular script or language. The IDEOGRAPHIC VARIATION INDICATOR is particularly useful in scenarios where the same sequence of characters may have different interpretations or implications depending on context, thereby enhancing the accuracy and effectiveness of text processing systems worldwide.
How to type the 〾 symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12350 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.