Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ‧ has the Unicode code point U+2027. 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+2027 to binary:
00100000 00100111. 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 10100111
HYPHENATION POINT·U+2027
‧
Character Information
Code Point
U+2027
HEX
2027
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 80 A7 | 11100010 10000000 10100111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 27 | 00100000 00100111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 27 20 | 00100111 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 27 | 00000000 00000000 00100000 00100111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 27 20 00 00 | 00100111 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
‧
URI Encoded
%E2%80%A7
Description
The Unicode character U+2027, known as the HYPHENATION POINT, serves a specific purpose in digital text formatting, specifically for hyphenation across line breaks within long words or phrases. Its primary function is to ensure consistency in word division when a word is broken up at the end of a line and resumes on the subsequent line. The HYPHENATION POINT maintains typographical quality by preventing words from splitting incorrectly, thereby preserving the integrity of the text's meaning and readability. Although its usage may not be as widespread as other punctuation marks due to modern word processors handling hyphenation automatically, understanding and applying the HYPHENATION POINT can still prove beneficial in specialized typesetting contexts where manual control over line breaks is necessary or preferred.
How to type the ‧ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8231 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.