Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ズ has the Unicode code point U+30BA. 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+30BA to binary:
00110000 10111010. 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 10111010
KATAKANA LETTER ZU·U+30BA
ズ
Character Information
Code Point
U+30BA
HEX
30BA
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 82 BA | 11100011 10000010 10111010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 30 BA | 00110000 10111010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | BA 30 | 10111010 00110000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 30 BA | 00000000 00000000 00110000 10111010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | BA 30 00 00 | 10111010 00110000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ズ
URI Encoded
%E3%82%BA
Description
The Unicode character U+30BA represents the "KATAKANA LETTER ZU" (カゥ) in digital text. It is a vital component of the Japanese Katakana script, which is one of three primary scripts used in modern Japanese writing alongside Hiragana and Kanji. The Katakana script primarily serves to transcribe foreign words and technical terms in Japanese text, as well as serving grammatical functions. U+30BA specifically falls under the "Katakana Extended" block introduced with the first version of Unicode (1.0) in 1991, which added support for additional Katakana characters beyond the original standard set. The character is used to write the Japanese 'zu' sound and plays an essential role in accurately transcribing various foreign words, names, and technical terms within digital text.
How to type the ズ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12474 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.