Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+31EC. 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+31EC to binary:
00110001 11101100. 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 10101100
CHARACTER 31EC·U+31EC
Character Information
Code Point
U+31EC
HEX
31EC
Unicode Plane
Unassigned
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 87 AC | 11100011 10000111 10101100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 31 EC | 00110001 11101100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | EC 31 | 11101100 00110001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 31 EC | 00000000 00000000 00110001 11101100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | EC 31 00 00 | 11101100 00110001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
㇬
URI Encoded
%E3%87%AC
Description
The Unicode character U+31EC (character 31EC) is known as 'ㆍ'. In the realm of digital text, this character primarily serves as a punctuation mark, specifically within the Korean language. In Hangul, it functions as a "Kongwol", which is an obsolete Hangul jamo (syllable block). It was part of the 15th-century Korean writing system and represents the initial consonant 'ㆍ' in IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) as [k]. However, it is important to note that the Kongwol ㆍ has been largely replaced by the Hangul consonant block ㄲ. As such, its usage is now mostly found in historical texts or those specifically focused on Korean language studies and typography.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12780 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.