CIRCLED HANGUL SIOS A·U+3274

Character Information

Code Point
U+3274
HEX
3274
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E3 89 B4
11100011 10001001 10110100
UTF16 (big Endian)
32 74
00110010 01110100
UTF16 (little Endian)
74 32
01110100 00110010
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 32 74
00000000 00000000 00110010 01110100
UTF32 (little Endian)
74 32 00 00
01110100 00110010 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
㉴
URI Encoded
%E3%89%B4

Description

The character U+3274, also known as CIRCLED HANGUL SIOS A, is a significant figure in the world of typography and Unicode. It represents one of the 11,172 unique characters within the Unicode standard, which aims to provide a universal representation of text across all languages and scripts. This specific character plays a crucial role in digital text, particularly in Korean language texts where it is used as part of the Hangul script. The Hangul script is the native alphabet of the Korean language and consists of a set of 40 letters, each with various combinations creating thousands of possible syllables. U+3274 belongs to a group of characters that add tonal or phonetic nuances to the base Hangul letters, contributing to the richness and diversity of the Korean language. Culturally, Hangul has an important place in South Korea's history as it was developed during the 15th century under the ruling of King Sejong the Great, who wanted a writing system that could be easily learned by all citizens. Since its creation, the use of U+3274 and other Hangul characters has been instrumental in promoting literacy and democratic participation in South Korea. In terms of technical context, Unicode was designed to handle the complexities of representing characters from different languages and scripts worldwide. With the introduction of U+3274 into the standard, it not only enriches the Korean language's digital representation but also contributes to the overall goal of global text comprehension. In summary, U+3274 is a vital character in the Hangul script, used predominantly within the Korean language for its phonetic and tonal nuances. Its cultural significance lies in its role in promoting literacy and democratic participation in South Korea, while its technical importance lies in its contribution to the global text comprehension through the Unicode standard.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 12916 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+3274. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    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 the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+3274 to binary: 00110010 01110100. Those are the payload bits.

  3. 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 10001001 10110100