Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ˸ has the Unicode code point U+02F8. 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+02F8 to binary:
00000010 11111000. 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:
11001011 10111000
MODIFIER LETTER RAISED COLON·U+02F8
˸
Character Information
Code Point
U+02F8
HEX
02F8
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Modifier Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CB B8 | 11001011 10111000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 02 F8 | 00000010 11111000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F8 02 | 11111000 00000010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 02 F8 | 00000000 00000000 00000010 11111000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F8 02 00 00 | 11111000 00000010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
˸
URI Encoded
%CB%B8
Description
U+02F8, the Modifier Letter Raised Colon, is a rarely used typographic character primarily employed to create accented letters in digital text. It serves as an indicator for the position of the base letter, which should be combined with the modifying character in a single glyph. In specific linguistic contexts, such as the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), the Modifier Letter Raised Colon is used to denote the raising of the tongue towards the palate during the production of certain speech sounds. While its usage is limited due to the rarity of languages that require this specific accentuation, it remains an important tool for accurate representation in specialized fields like linguistics and phonetics.
How to type the ˸ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0760 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.