Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+31E7. 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+31E7 to binary:
00110001 11100111. 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 10000111 10100111
CHARACTER 31E7·U+31E7
Character Information
Code Point
U+31E7
HEX
31E7
Unicode Plane
Unassigned
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 87 A7 | 11100011 10000111 10100111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 31 E7 | 00110001 11100111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | E7 31 | 11100111 00110001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 31 E7 | 00000000 00000000 00110001 11100111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | E7 31 00 00 | 11100111 00110001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
㇧
URI Encoded
%E3%87%A7
Description
U+31E7 is a unique Unicode character that represents the "Japanese Fullwidth Reverse Solidus (U+31E7)". Its primary usage in digital text is to provide an alternative representation of the standard forward slash character "/", commonly found in most Latin-based scripts. Unlike its counterpart, the fullwidth reverse solidus is wider and occupies twice the horizontal space, which aligns it better with Japanese typography standards and other East Asian languages that use characters of varying widths. The character's design ensures that text formatting appears consistent across different devices and platforms. This Unicode character plays a crucial role in preserving the integrity of textual content in digital applications when converting between scripts or when displaying multilingual content, including the accurate representation of Japanese punctuation marks and symbols.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12775 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.