Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character せ has the Unicode code point U+305B. 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+305B to binary:
00110000 01011011. 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 10011011
HIRAGANA LETTER SE·U+305B
せ
Character Information
Code Point
U+305B
HEX
305B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 81 9B | 11100011 10000001 10011011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 30 5B | 00110000 01011011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 5B 30 | 01011011 00110000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 30 5B | 00000000 00000000 00110000 01011011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 5B 30 00 00 | 01011011 00110000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
せ
URI Encoded
%E3%81%9B
Description
The Unicode character U+305B represents the Hiragana letter 'せ', a syllabic script used predominantly in the Japanese language. In digital text, this character is commonly utilized to transcribe the phonetic value "se" or "セ". As a key component of the Japanese writing system, Hiragana plays a vital role in modern written communication, serving both as a means for representing standard Japanese phonetics and as an auxiliary script for Kanji characters, which are often borrowed from Chinese. This character's accurate representation is essential in preserving the cultural richness and linguistic integrity of the Japanese language across digital platforms.
How to type the せ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12379 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.