LIMITED LIABILITY SIGN·U+32CF

Character Information

Code Point
U+32CF
HEX
32CF
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E3 8B 8F
11100011 10001011 10001111
UTF16 (big Endian)
32 CF
00110010 11001111
UTF16 (little Endian)
CF 32
11001111 00110010
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 32 CF
00000000 00000000 00110010 11001111
UTF32 (little Endian)
CF 32 00 00
11001111 00110010 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
㋏
URI Encoded
%E3%8B%8F

Description

The Unicode character U+32CF, known as the LIMITED LIABILITY SIGN ( Ltd ), serves a significant role in digital text by representing limited liability corporations and partnerships. This typographical symbol is widely used across various industries, particularly in legal documents, financial statements, and business communications. Its inclusion indicates that the entity with which it is associated has been established with limited liability, providing a layer of protection for its stakeholders from personal financial or legal responsibility. The LIMITED LIABILITY SIGN is vital in conveying corporate structures and obligations accurately, thus ensuring transparency and clarity within the context of international commerce.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 13007 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+32CF. 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+32CF to binary: 00110010 11001111. 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 10001011 10001111