Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ″ has the Unicode code point U+2033. 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+2033 to binary:
00100000 00110011. 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 10110011
DOUBLE PRIME·U+2033
″
Character Information
Code Point
U+2033
HEX
2033
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 80 B3 | 11100010 10000000 10110011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 33 | 00100000 00110011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 33 20 | 00110011 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 33 | 00000000 00000000 00100000 00110011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 33 20 00 00 | 00110011 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
″
URI Encoded
%E2%80%B3
Description
The Unicode character U+2033, known as the DOUBLE PRIME (′′), serves a specific purpose within the realm of digital text. It is often used in typesetting and word processing to represent an opening or closing double prime quotation mark, similar to an inch mark or guillemot. This character plays a vital role in languages like French, where it's commonly employed to denote inches or degrees. In linguistic contexts, the double prime has been utilized as an alternative to the regular quotation marks and has gained popularity due to its unique appearance, setting typographic text apart from standard quotes. While the DOUBLE PRIME may not be as widely recognized as other quotation marks, it remains a crucial tool for those working in typography and language translation where cultural nuances require distinct symbol usage.
How to type the ″ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8243 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.