Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character 〜 has the Unicode code point U+301C. 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+301C to binary:
00110000 00011100. 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 10011100
WAVE DASH·U+301C
〜
Character Information
Code Point
U+301C
HEX
301C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Dash Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 80 9C | 11100011 10000000 10011100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 30 1C | 00110000 00011100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 1C 30 | 00011100 00110000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 30 1C | 00000000 00000000 00110000 00011100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 1C 30 00 00 | 00011100 00110000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
〜
URI Encoded
%E3%80%9C
Description
The Unicode character U+301C, known as the Wave Dash, serves a specific role in digital text by representing a horizontal line with wave-like peaks and troughs. This unique typographic symbol is primarily used in Japanese typography to visually separate sections or paragraphs of text. In certain contexts, it also signifies a pause or a break, similar to an em dash or horizontal rule in English typography. The Wave Dash is part of the JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) character set and is essential for maintaining accurate and culturally appropriate formatting in Japanese digital text. While not as widely used in other languages, its distinct wave-like appearance contributes to the rich variety of typographic symbols available within Unicode.
How to type the 〜 symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12316 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.