Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㇱ has the Unicode code point U+31F1. 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+31F1 to binary:
00110001 11110001. 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 10000111 10110001
KATAKANA LETTER SMALL SI·U+31F1
ㇱ
Character Information
Code Point
U+31F1
HEX
31F1
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 87 B1 | 11100011 10000111 10110001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 31 F1 | 00110001 11110001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F1 31 | 11110001 00110001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 31 F1 | 00000000 00000000 00110001 11110001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F1 31 00 00 | 11110001 00110001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ㇱ
URI Encoded
%E3%87%B1
Description
The Unicode character U+31F1 represents the "KATAKANA LETTER SMALL SI" in digital text. This specific katakana letter is utilized primarily within the Japanese writing system, where it plays a vital role in conveying distinct phonetic sounds and consonants. Notably, the Katakana script has been adopted by various other languages for representing loanwords or foreign concepts. Although not widely used outside of its cultural context, U+31F1 remains an important symbol within Japanese typography and linguistic expression.
How to type the ㇱ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12785 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.