Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ‰ has the Unicode code point U+2030. 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+2030 to binary:
00100000 00110000. 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 10110000
PER MILLE SIGN·U+2030
‰
Character Information
Code Point
U+2030
HEX
2030
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 80 B0 | 11100010 10000000 10110000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 30 | 00100000 00110000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 30 20 | 00110000 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 30 | 00000000 00000000 00100000 00110000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 30 20 00 00 | 00110000 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
‰
URI Encoded
%E2%80%B0
Description
The Unicode character U+2030 is known as the Per Mille Sign (‰). It is used in digital text to denote a part per thousand. This symbol plays an essential role in representing proportions or percentages when they are based on a thousand rather than a hundred, as it is commonly the case with some financial and scientific calculations. For example, the percentage of growth over a year can be expressed as 5.2‰ (five point two per mille) instead of using the more familiar decimal representation of 0.52%. The Per Mille Sign is particularly useful in fields such as finance, statistics, metrology, and engineering, where precise distinction between various scales of measurement is important. This character provides a clear and concise way to express relationships and ratios that involve thousands, avoiding potential confusion or misinterpretation. It is worth noting that the Per Mille Sign is not commonly used in everyday language, but it remains a valuable tool for specialists working with specific data sets and calculations.
How to type the ‰ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8240 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.