PARENTHESIZED HANGUL PHIEUPH A·U+321A

Character Information

Code Point
U+321A
HEX
321A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E3 88 9A
11100011 10001000 10011010
UTF16 (big Endian)
32 1A
00110010 00011010
UTF16 (little Endian)
1A 32
00011010 00110010
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 32 1A
00000000 00000000 00110010 00011010
UTF32 (little Endian)
1A 32 00 00
00011010 00110010 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
㈚
URI Encoded
%E3%88%9A

Description

The character U+321A, also known as Parenthesized Hangul Phieuph A, is a unique and important element in the Unicode Standard. This specific character plays a pivotal role in digital text by representing a crucial aspect of the Korean language - the Hangul script. Developed in the 15th century under the order of King Sejong the Great, Hangul serves as the native alphabet for the Korean people and is known for its simplicity and phonetic clarity. U+321A, within the context of the Hangul script, specifically denotes the "Phieuph" sound, which is formed in the middle-back part of the mouth - similar to the English sound 'u' in 'put'. In digital texts, particularly those dealing with Korean language and linguistics, U+321A becomes instrumental. It aids in accurate and effective communication by representing a specific phonetic characteristic of the Korean language, thereby enabling precise text translation and transcription tasks. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard, which is designed to provide a unique number for every character, symbol or emoji, underlines its significance in digital communications, particularly for languages that use complex scripts like Korean. This reflects the increasing global recognition and celebration of linguistic and cultural diversity. From a technical standpoint, U+321A's inclusion in the Unicode Standard means it is now globally recognized and can be accurately processed by software worldwide, thereby ensuring effective communication across digital platforms, thus contributing to the interconnectivity of our increasingly globalized world.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 12826 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+321A. 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+321A to binary: 00110010 00011010. 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 10001000 10011010