Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㊡ has the Unicode code point U+32A1. 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+32A1 to binary:
00110010 10100001. 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 10100001
CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH REST·U+32A1
㊡
Character Information
Code Point
U+32A1
HEX
32A1
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 8A A1 | 11100011 10001010 10100001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 32 A1 | 00110010 10100001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A1 32 | 10100001 00110010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 32 A1 | 00000000 00000000 00110010 10100001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A1 32 00 00 | 10100001 00110010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
㊡
URI Encoded
%E3%8A%A1
Description
The Unicode character U+32A1, known as CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH REST, primarily serves as a typographical symbol in digital text. It is not an actual Chinese or Japanese character but is used to indicate the cessation of a passage of text or a section, much like an ellipsis or a paragraph marker. This specific symbol was created as part of the JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) X 0213:1997, and it is often employed in digital Japanese texts to denote the end of a chapter or section when a traditional full-stop or other punctuation might be inappropriate. The character's design represents an abstracted circle, adding a visual cue that signifies completion or transition. Despite its cultural origins, this symbol can be used across different languages and contexts as per the user's discretion.
How to type the ㊡ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12961 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.