Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㊧ has the Unicode code point U+32A7. 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+32A7 to binary:
00110010 10100111. 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 10001010 10100111
CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH LEFT·U+32A7
㊧
Character Information
Code Point
U+32A7
HEX
32A7
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 8A A7 | 11100011 10001010 10100111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 32 A7 | 00110010 10100111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A7 32 | 10100111 00110010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 32 A7 | 00000000 00000000 00110010 10100111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A7 32 00 00 | 10100111 00110010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
㊧
URI Encoded
%E3%8A%A7
Description
U+32A7, also known as CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH LEFT, is a specialized character commonly used in digital text within the Unicode Standard, specifically in the JIS X 0213:1997 (Japanese Industrial Standards) and the Shift JIS (Shift Japanese Industrial Standards) encodings. This character serves as a placeholder for an upcoming ideograph or Han character that has not yet been defined or decided upon. Its primary role is to maintain proper text formatting, ensuring smooth readability and legibility in documents and digital communications, particularly within the context of the Japanese language. Due to its specific use case, U+32A7 does not carry any inherent cultural, linguistic, or technical significance outside of its purpose as a placeholder for an undetermined ideograph.
How to type the ㊧ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12967 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.