Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character § has the Unicode code point U+00A7. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0080to0x07ff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 11 bits within the final 16 bits and that it will have the format:110xxxxx 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+00A7 to binary:
10100111. 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:
11000010 10100111
SECTION SIGN·U+00A7
§
Character Information
Code Point
U+00A7
HEX
00A7
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C2 A7 | 11000010 10100111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 A7 | 00000000 10100111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A7 00 | 10100111 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 A7 | 00000000 00000000 00000000 10100111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A7 00 00 00 | 10100111 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
§
URI Encoded
%C2%A7
Description
The Unicode character U+00A7, also known as the Section Sign (§), plays a crucial role in digital text by serving as a versatile symbol that signifies sections or divisions within various types of content. It is widely used in academic, legal, and technical documents to denote specific portions of texts, such as sections, paragraphs, subsections, or acts. The character has been employed for centuries, dating back to its introduction by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century. In digital text, the Section Sign remains a vital tool for organizing and structuring content, ensuring clarity and coherence across various disciplines. Its usage is particularly common in languages that employ complex sentence structures or have multi-part documents like legal codes or academic articles. The Section Sign belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement Unicode block (U+00A0 - U+00FF), a collection of 256 characters (128 to 255) that serve a variety of text formatting and typography purposes. This range of characters includes symbols like pilcrows, en dashes, and others, which are essential for proper formatting and presentation of written content. The Latin-1 Supplement block was designed to extend the basic Latin character set in order to accommodate these additional symbols, thus enhancing the readability and overall appearance of text documents. Its characters can be utilized across a wide range of applications, from professional documents to creative writing, ensuring clear communication and an aesthetically pleasing visual experience for readers.
How to type the § symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0167 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.