Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ‶ has the Unicode code point U+2036. 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+2036 to binary:
00100000 00110110. 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 10110110
REVERSED DOUBLE PRIME·U+2036
‶
Character Information
Code Point
U+2036
HEX
2036
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 80 B6 | 11100010 10000000 10110110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 36 | 00100000 00110110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 36 20 | 00110110 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 36 | 00000000 00000000 00100000 00110110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 36 20 00 00 | 00110110 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
‶
URI Encoded
%E2%80%B6
Description
The Unicode character U+2036, known as the REVERSED DOUBLE PRIME, plays a significant role in digital typography. It is often used to denote reversed quotation marks in various typographical contexts. This character is particularly useful in linguistic and cultural settings where the direction of text may be reversed or is written from right-to-left. The REVERSED DOUBLE PRIME provides a technical solution for maintaining consistent punctuation style, despite the change in text direction. As with any Unicode character, its use depends on the specific requirements of the digital text it's being used in, whether that be for programming, linguistic studies, or other specialized applications. Its accuracy and precision make it an invaluable tool for typographers and digital text creators seeking to maintain consistency across their documents.
How to type the ‶ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8246 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.