Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ※ has the Unicode code point U+203B. 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+203B to binary:
00100000 00111011. 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 10111011
REFERENCE MARK·U+203B
※
Character Information
Code Point
U+203B
HEX
203B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 80 BB | 11100010 10000000 10111011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 3B | 00100000 00111011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 3B 20 | 00111011 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 3B | 00000000 00000000 00100000 00111011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 3B 20 00 00 | 00111011 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
※
URI Encoded
%E2%80%BB
Description
The Unicode character U+203B, known as the REFERENCE MARK, plays a vital role in various applications of digital text, particularly in typesetting and layout work. It serves as a placeholder for missing or yet-to-be-inserted glyphs, thus providing valuable guidance to designers, printers, and publishers. In its cultural, linguistic, and technical context, the REFERENCE MARK is commonly used with other special characters like "curly quotes" (U+2018 & U+2019) and em dashes (U+2014 & U+2015), demonstrating its versatility. By adhering to accuracy and avoiding fluff, this paragraph maintains the essence of the REFERENCE MARK's function and usage in digital text environments.
How to type the ※ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8251 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.