Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ラ has the Unicode code point U+30E9. 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+30E9 to binary:
00110000 11101001. 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 10101001
KATAKANA LETTER RA·U+30E9
ラ
Character Information
Code Point
U+30E9
HEX
30E9
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 83 A9 | 11100011 10000011 10101001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 30 E9 | 00110000 11101001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | E9 30 | 11101001 00110000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 30 E9 | 00000000 00000000 00110000 11101001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | E9 30 00 00 | 11101001 00110000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ラ
URI Encoded
%E3%83%A9
Description
The Unicode character U+30E9 represents the Katakana letter "ら" (Ra) in the Japanese writing system. In digital texts, this character is primarily used for representing the voiced alveolar trill, a speech sound that occurs at the alveolar ridge in the oral cavity. This character holds cultural and linguistic significance, as it is one of the 46 basic Katakana characters used in the Japanese language, and forms part of the larger Katakana script derived from the older Hiragana writing system. The Katakana script is predominantly employed for borrowed words from foreign languages, onomatopoeic expressions, and proper names in written Japanese. As an essential component of the Japanese writing system, U+30E9 contributes to the accuracy and comprehensibility of digital texts in the language.
How to type the ラ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12521 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.