VERTICAL KANA REPEAT WITH VOICED SOUND MARK UPPER HALF·U+3034

Character Information

Code Point
U+3034
HEX
3034
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Modifier Letter

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E3 80 B4
11100011 10000000 10110100
UTF16 (big Endian)
30 34
00110000 00110100
UTF16 (little Endian)
34 30
00110100 00110000
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 30 34
00000000 00000000 00110000 00110100
UTF32 (little Endian)
34 30 00 00
00110100 00110000 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
〴
URI Encoded
%E3%80%B4

Description

The Unicode character U+3034 represents the "VERTICAL KANA REPEAT WITH VOICED SOUND MARK UPPER HALF" in digital text. This character is used within the Japanese language, specifically in vertical writing systems, where it serves as a diacritic mark for indicating a voiced sound in the Kana script. In its typical usage, U+3034 is combined with other Kana characters to convey their respective sounds and create syllables or words. Although less commonly used than horizontal writing, vertical writing holds significant cultural importance in Japan and is often utilized in calligraphy, signage, and traditional art forms. The character's inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures accurate representation of the Japanese script in digital environments, facilitating communication and preserving linguistic heritage for future generations.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 12340 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+3034. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    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 the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+3034 to binary: 00110000 00110100. Those are the payload bits.

  3. 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 10110100