Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+2003. 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+2003 to binary:
00100000 00000011. 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 10000011
EM SPACE·U+2003
Character Information
Code Point
U+2003
HEX
2003
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Space Separator
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 80 83 | 11100010 10000000 10000011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 03 | 00100000 00000011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 03 20 | 00000011 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 03 | 00000000 00000000 00100000 00000011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 03 20 00 00 | 00000011 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
 
URI Encoded
%E2%80%83
Description
The Unicode character U+2003, known as the EM SPACE, is a typographic character that serves an essential role in digital text formatting. This non-printing control character is utilized to adjust the spacing between words or lines of text when typesetting documents, particularly for maintaining consistency in the spacing across different platforms and devices. The EM SPACE is often employed in professional publishing, where precise formatting and layout are critical. Despite its invisibility on screen, this character plays a significant part in ensuring that the final output meets the desired typographic standards, contributing to an overall better reading experience for users.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8195 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.