Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㈱ has the Unicode code point U+3231. 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+3231 to binary:
00110010 00110001. 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 10001000 10110001
PARENTHESIZED IDEOGRAPH STOCK·U+3231
㈱
Character Information
Code Point
U+3231
HEX
3231
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 88 B1 | 11100011 10001000 10110001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 32 31 | 00110010 00110001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 31 32 | 00110001 00110010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 32 31 | 00000000 00000000 00110010 00110001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 31 32 00 00 | 00110001 00110010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
㈱
URI Encoded
%E3%88%B1
Description
U+3231 is a Unicode character representing the Parenthesized Ideograph Stock (〇). This symbol is primarily used in Japanese digital text for its special role as an unobtrusive placeholder for a missing or yet-to-be-determined ideograph. Due to its unique function, it often appears in drafts of documents and texts where space or time constraints prevent the use of a full character. As such, U+3231 serves a crucial purpose in facilitating communication and reducing ambiguity in digital text. The Parenthesized Ideograph Stock's significance lies in its ability to fill a temporary gap while maintaining legibility and meaning.
How to type the ㈱ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12849 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.