Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+2009. 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+2009 to binary:
00100000 00001001. 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 10001001
THIN SPACE·U+2009
Character Information
Code Point
U+2009
HEX
2009
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Space Separator
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 80 89 | 11100010 10000000 10001001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 09 | 00100000 00001001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 09 20 | 00001001 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 09 | 00000000 00000000 00100000 00001001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 09 20 00 00 | 00001001 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
 
URI Encoded
%E2%80%89
Description
The Unicode character U+2009 is known as the THIN SPACE. It serves a crucial role in digital text by providing a finer separation between characters than a standard space (U+0020). This distinction is often employed in typesetting and programming to ensure precise word spacing or to avoid potential ambiguity in languages where space width matters, such as Japanese and Chinese. While it may appear similar to the regular space character, its use is quite specific and technical, catering to particular needs of typography and text presentation. The THIN SPACE ensures accuracy in digital text formatting by providing an exact amount of whitespace, avoiding potential misinterpretations that could arise from using a standard space in certain contexts.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8201 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.