Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character え has the Unicode code point U+3048. 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+3048 to binary:
00110000 01001000. 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:
11100011 10000001 10001000
HIRAGANA LETTER E·U+3048
え
Character Information
Code Point
U+3048
HEX
3048
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 81 88 | 11100011 10000001 10001000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 30 48 | 00110000 01001000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 48 30 | 01001000 00110000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 30 48 | 00000000 00000000 00110000 01001000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 48 30 00 00 | 01001000 00110000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
え
URI Encoded
%E3%81%88
Description
The Unicode character U+3048 is a Hiragana letter, specifically the character "え" (HIRAGANA LETTER E). In digital text, this symbol primarily serves as a component of the Japanese writing system, where it represents the sound "e" or "ɛ". As part of the Hiragana script, U+3048 contributes to the phonetic and grammatical structure of Japanese language, which is written using a combination of Kanji (Chinese characters), Kana (Hiragana and Katakana), and numerals. In addition to its role in digital text, U+3048 also plays a significant cultural and linguistic role within the context of Japan's rich literary heritage and contemporary language use.
How to type the え symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12360 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.