Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character 〼 has the Unicode code point U+303C. 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+303C to binary:
00110000 00111100. 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 10111100
MASU MARK·U+303C
〼
Character Information
Code Point
U+303C
HEX
303C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 80 BC | 11100011 10000000 10111100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 30 3C | 00110000 00111100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 3C 30 | 00111100 00110000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 30 3C | 00000000 00000000 00110000 00111100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 3C 30 00 00 | 00111100 00110000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
〼
URI Encoded
%E3%80%BC
Description
The Unicode character U+303C, known as the Masu Mark (マスウ・マーク), primarily serves a typographical role in digital text. It is utilized in Japanese typography to denote pauses between sections of text or to separate paragraphs in certain documents. While it may appear as a solid box, a hollow square, or an open circle, its specific appearance is often determined by the font being used. In traditional writing systems like Japanese, where punctuation and spacing play significant roles, the Masu Mark has cultural and linguistic significance. The character's origins can be traced back to the practice of using boxes in manuscripts to delineate sections of text or mark paragraph breaks. It plays a similar role to the pilcrow (¶), known as the paragraph mark in English typography, but is unique in its visual representation and application within Japanese typographic conventions. In technical terms, the Masu Mark is part of the Unicode Standard, which aims to provide a unique code for every character used in writing systems around the world, facilitating communication and data exchange across different languages and platforms.
How to type the 〼 symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12348 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.