Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ͗ has the Unicode code point U+0357. 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+0357 to binary:
00000011 01010111. 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:
11001101 10010111
COMBINING RIGHT HALF RING ABOVE·U+0357
͗
Character Information
Code Point
U+0357
HEX
0357
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CD 97 | 11001101 10010111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 03 57 | 00000011 01010111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 57 03 | 01010111 00000011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 03 57 | 00000000 00000000 00000011 01010111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 57 03 00 00 | 01010111 00000011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
͗
URI Encoded
%CD%97
Description
The Unicode character U+0357 is known as the COMBINING RIGHT HALF RING ABOVE. This character serves a specific role in digital text by providing an accent or diacritical mark that can be combined with other letters to create distinctive symbols or characters. In linguistic contexts, it is used primarily in the Greek language and a few other languages, where it forms part of certain letter combinations that require this specific type of accentuation for accurate pronunciation and meaning. The character itself has no cultural significance but contributes to the correct representation and interpretation of text in languages that use it. In terms of technical context, U+0357 is part of the Combining Diacritical Marks block in Unicode, which includes characters used for diacritic marks in various writing systems. It is important to note that accurate rendering and display of this character may depend on the specific font or software being used.
How to type the ͗ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0855 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.