Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ぜ has the Unicode code point U+305C. 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+305C to binary:
00110000 01011100. 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 10011100
HIRAGANA LETTER ZE·U+305C
ぜ
Character Information
Code Point
U+305C
HEX
305C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 81 9C | 11100011 10000001 10011100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 30 5C | 00110000 01011100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 5C 30 | 01011100 00110000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 30 5C | 00000000 00000000 00110000 01011100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 5C 30 00 00 | 01011100 00110000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ぜ
URI Encoded
%E3%81%9C
Description
U+305C is a character in the Unicode Standard that represents the Hiragana letter "ざ" (Za). It plays a crucial role in digital text, particularly in the Japanese language where it is utilized as part of the Hiragana script. As one of the three main scripts used in modern Japanese writing along with Kanji and Katakana, Hiragana serves to convey the phonetic aspects of words and also provides grammatical particles. The character U+305C contributes to the linguistic diversity and richness of the Japanese language, which is known for its extensive use of ideographic characters alongside phonetic scripts. In the context of digital text processing, U+305C adheres to Unicode's mission to promote consistency in character encoding across different platforms and devices, thus facilitating effective communication and data exchange among users worldwide.
How to type the ぜ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12380 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.