Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character こ has the Unicode code point U+3053. 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+3053 to binary:
00110000 01010011. 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 10010011
HIRAGANA LETTER KO·U+3053
こ
Character Information
Code Point
U+3053
HEX
3053
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 81 93 | 11100011 10000001 10010011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 30 53 | 00110000 01010011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 53 30 | 01010011 00110000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 30 53 | 00000000 00000000 00110000 01010011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 53 30 00 00 | 01010011 00110000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
こ
URI Encoded
%E3%81%93
Description
The Unicode character U+3053 represents the Hiragana letter "こ", a component of the Japanese writing system. This alphabet consists of 46 basic characters, which can be combined with thousands of additional Kanji characters to form a wide variety of words and phrases in the Japanese language. The Hiragana script is used primarily for phonetic purposes, such as representing Japanese sounds or syllables, and it also plays a crucial role in conveying grammatical information within written text. U+3053, or こ, has specific cultural significance in Japan, where it is frequently employed in digital texts to convey the sound "ko" or "koh" in hiragana, which can represent various meanings depending on the context. For example, it might be used as a possessive particle or as part of words indicating time or place. Despite the rapid advancement of digital technology and the increasing use of Katakana and Kanji in modern Japanese writing, Hiragana remains an essential component of the language due to its phonetic flexibility and grammatical importance.
How to type the こ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12371 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.