Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+20C7. 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+20C7 to binary:
00100000 11000111. 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:
11100010 10000011 10000111
CHARACTER 20C7·U+20C7
Character Information
Code Point
U+20C7
HEX
20C7
Unicode Plane
Supplementary Ideographic Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 83 87 | 11100010 10000011 10000111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 C7 | 00100000 11000111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | C7 20 | 11000111 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 C7 | 00000000 00000000 00100000 11000111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | C7 20 00 00 | 11000111 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⃇
URI Encoded
%E2%83%87
Description
The Unicode character U+20C7, also known as the "NO-BREAK SPACE" (NBS), is a typographic element primarily used in digital text to prevent word breaking at a particular point in a sequence of characters. It helps maintain the integrity of multi-word proper nouns, acronyms, and other language constructs that require preservation of their original formatting when rendered in various font sizes or styles. The NBS is particularly useful for languages with complex writing systems and those that rely heavily on diacritics or combining characters. In technical contexts, it is often employed in the preparation of typesetting materials, such as in the creation of documents for print media or web content.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8391 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.