Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ソ has the Unicode code point U+30BD. 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+30BD to binary:
00110000 10111101. 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 10000010 10111101
KATAKANA LETTER SO·U+30BD
ソ
Character Information
Code Point
U+30BD
HEX
30BD
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 82 BD | 11100011 10000010 10111101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 30 BD | 00110000 10111101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | BD 30 | 10111101 00110000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 30 BD | 00000000 00000000 00110000 10111101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | BD 30 00 00 | 10111101 00110000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ソ
URI Encoded
%E3%82%BD
Description
The Unicode character U+30BD represents the Katakana letter "ソ" (KATAKANA LETTER SO) in the Japanese writing system. It is one of the 48 basic Katakana characters and plays a vital role in digital text representation for the Japanese language. In typical usage, the Katakana script is used alongside Hiragana for native Japanese words and grammar structures, as well as for foreign loanwords that do not have equivalents in the native Japanese vocabulary. The character U+30BD holds significant cultural and linguistic importance due to its use in written communication within Japan and in digital media globally. It is an essential part of the technical context for accurately representing the Japanese language, enabling efficient and clear communication via digital text across various platforms and devices.
How to type the ソ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12477 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.