Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ゑ has the Unicode code point U+3091. 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+3091 to binary:
00110000 10010001. 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 10000010 10010001
HIRAGANA LETTER WE·U+3091
ゑ
Character Information
Code Point
U+3091
HEX
3091
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 82 91 | 11100011 10000010 10010001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 30 91 | 00110000 10010001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 91 30 | 10010001 00110000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 30 91 | 00000000 00000000 00110000 10010001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 91 30 00 00 | 10010001 00110000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ゑ
URI Encoded
%E3%82%91
Description
U+3091 is a character from the Japanese script, specifically the Hiragana writing system. In digital text, this character represents the phonetic sound "we" (ウ). Hiragana, alongside Katakana, is one of two scripts used to write modern Japanese. It consists of 46 basic characters, which are combined and altered to create a wide range of syllables, allowing for the writing of both native Japanese words and borrowed foreign terms. The U+3091 character plays a crucial role in digital text by accurately representing the phonetic value of "we" in Hiragana, enabling accurate communication, literacy, and cultural preservation within the Japanese-speaking community.
How to type the ゑ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12433 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.