Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character く has the Unicode code point U+304F. 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+304F to binary:
00110000 01001111. 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 10001111
HIRAGANA LETTER KU·U+304F
く
Character Information
Code Point
U+304F
HEX
304F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 81 8F | 11100011 10000001 10001111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 30 4F | 00110000 01001111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 4F 30 | 01001111 00110000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 30 4F | 00000000 00000000 00110000 01001111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 4F 30 00 00 | 01001111 00110000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
く
URI Encoded
%E3%81%8F
Description
U+304F is a typographical character in the Unicode Standard, which represents the Japanese Hiragana script. The character ク (Hiragana Letter Ku) has a significant role in digital text, particularly within the context of the Japanese language. In modern-day communication and information technology, the use of Unicode helps ensure that digital text remains legible across different devices and platforms. This is crucial for languages like Japanese, where characters are not simply alphabetic symbols but can carry nuanced meaning, tone, and grammatical function. Thus, U+304F plays a vital part in maintaining linguistic integrity and cultural continuity within digital communications, especially in regions where Japanese is spoken.
How to type the く symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12367 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.