Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ロ has the Unicode code point U+30ED. 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+30ED to binary:
00110000 11101101. 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 10101101
KATAKANA LETTER RO·U+30ED
ロ
Character Information
Code Point
U+30ED
HEX
30ED
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 83 AD | 11100011 10000011 10101101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 30 ED | 00110000 11101101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | ED 30 | 11101101 00110000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 30 ED | 00000000 00000000 00110000 11101101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | ED 30 00 00 | 11101101 00110000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ロ
URI Encoded
%E3%83%AD
Description
The Unicode character U+30ED is known as the Katakana letter 'ロ' (Ro). In digital text, it plays a crucial role in the Japanese writing system, specifically within the Katakana script which is used for native Japanese words, foreign borrowings, and onomatopoeia. This script is one of the three primary scripts in the Japanese language, alongside Hiragana and Kanji. The Katakana script is characterized by its angular shapes and use of diacritics to indicate pitch and tone. The character 'ロ' represents a voiced retroflex flap or approximant sound at the post-alveolar position, similar to an 'r' in English. Its usage allows for precision in phonetics when transcribing spoken Japanese language into written form, ensuring accurate communication and comprehension.
How to type the ロ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12525 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.