Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+20CA. 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+20CA to binary:
00100000 11001010. 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 10001010
CHARACTER 20CA·U+20CA
Character Information
Code Point
U+20CA
HEX
20CA
Unicode Plane
Supplementary Ideographic Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 83 8A | 11100010 10000011 10001010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 CA | 00100000 11001010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | CA 20 | 11001010 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 CA | 00000000 00000000 00100000 11001010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | CA 20 00 00 | 11001010 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⃊
URI Encoded
%E2%83%8A
Description
The Unicode character U+20CA represents the "SINGLE RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK" (‹’›). This typographical symbol is commonly used in digital text, particularly for its role in citation practices and footnotes, where it indicates an unquoted source or reference. In certain languages and dialects, such as Italian and Spanish, the "SINGLE RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK" serves to denote the feminine form of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns in the process known as gramatical gender. This character holds significant cultural, linguistic, and technical context in various forms of digital text production and content creation, aiding in both accuracy and accessibility of information.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8394 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.