Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ‟ has the Unicode code point U+201F. 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+201F to binary:
00100000 00011111. 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:
11100010 10000000 10011111
DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK·U+201F
‟
Character Information
Code Point
U+201F
HEX
201F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Initial Quote
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 80 9F | 11100010 10000000 10011111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 1F | 00100000 00011111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 1F 20 | 00011111 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 1F | 00000000 00000000 00100000 00011111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 1F 20 00 00 | 00011111 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
‟
URI Encoded
%E2%80%9F
Description
The Unicode character U+201F, known as the DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK, is a typographic symbol that serves a specific role in digital text. It is often used to indicate quotation or direct speech in written communication across various platforms and media. While its usage may not be widespread, it is particularly prevalent in certain programming languages and software applications where the need for unique and distinct quotation marks arises. Although its application might be less common due to the abundance of other quotation mark symbols in the Unicode standard, the DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK holds a niche yet significant position in digital typography.
How to type the ‟ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8223 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.