Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ̠ has the Unicode code point U+0320. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0080to0x07ff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 11 bits within the final 16 bits and that it will have the format:110xxxxx 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+0320 to binary:
00000011 00100000. 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:
11001100 10100000
COMBINING MINUS SIGN BELOW·U+0320
̠
Character Information
Code Point
U+0320
HEX
0320
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CC A0 | 11001100 10100000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 03 20 | 00000011 00100000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 20 03 | 00100000 00000011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 03 20 | 00000000 00000000 00000011 00100000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 20 03 00 00 | 00100000 00000011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
̠
URI Encoded
%CC%A0
Description
The Unicode character U+0320, known as the COMBINING MINUS SIGN BELOW, is a typographical element primarily used in digital text to create diacritical marks. In its most common application, it serves as a vertical, reversed minus sign placed below another character. This positioning can be used to indicate a variety of linguistic distinctions or specific phonetic features within certain languages. While the COMBINING MINUS SIGN BELOW is not a widely-used character in many scripts and alphabets, it plays a crucial role in supporting the representation of particular linguistic nuances, such as tonal marks in some African languages or the differentiation of voiced vs. voiceless consonants in others. As part of the Unicode Standard, this character contributes to the comprehensive representation and preservation of global language diversity within digital text systems.
How to type the ̠ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0800 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.