Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㇿ has the Unicode code point U+31FF. 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+31FF to binary:
00110001 11111111. 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 10000111 10111111
KATAKANA LETTER SMALL RO·U+31FF
ㇿ
Character Information
Code Point
U+31FF
HEX
31FF
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 87 BF | 11100011 10000111 10111111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 31 FF | 00110001 11111111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | FF 31 | 11111111 00110001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 31 FF | 00000000 00000000 00110001 11111111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | FF 31 00 00 | 11111111 00110001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ㇿ
URI Encoded
%E3%87%BF
Description
The Unicode character U+31FF, known as Katakana Letter Small Ro (ロ), plays a significant role in the Japanese writing system. In digital text, it is used alongside other katakana characters to represent syllables or words within the Japanese language. Katakana is one of three scripts employed in Japanese typography, alongside hiragana and kanji. U+31FF, or ロ, specifically represents the sound "ro" in katakana, which is used for on'yomi (borrowed pronunciation) readings in word formation. The character contributes to the richness of Japanese linguistic expression and is essential in digital communications, text editing, and typesetting for Japanese literature, media, and documents.
How to type the ㇿ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12799 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.