Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ミ has the Unicode code point U+30DF. 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+30DF to binary:
00110000 11011111. 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 10000011 10011111
KATAKANA LETTER MI·U+30DF
ミ
Character Information
Code Point
U+30DF
HEX
30DF
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 83 9F | 11100011 10000011 10011111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 30 DF | 00110000 11011111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | DF 30 | 11011111 00110000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 30 DF | 00000000 00000000 00110000 11011111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | DF 30 00 00 | 11011111 00110000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ミ
URI Encoded
%E3%83%9F
Description
The Unicode character U+30DF represents the Katakana letter "ミ" (KATAKANA LETTER MI). In digital text, this character plays a crucial role in the Japanese writing system, particularly in the Hiragana and Katakana scripts. These scripts are widely used in modern Japanese typography for grammatical elements and proper nouns. Katakana, of which "ミ" is a part, is often employed to transcribe foreign words, especially those from English, as well as to signify certain specific meanings or nuances different from its Hiragana counterpart. U+30DF carries no diacritics and does not have any notable cultural, linguistic, or technical context beyond being a standard character in the Katakana script.
How to type the ミ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12511 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.