Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⸱ has the Unicode code point U+2E31. 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+2E31 to binary:
00101110 00110001. 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:
11100010 10111000 10110001
WORD SEPARATOR MIDDLE DOT·U+2E31
⸱
Character Information
Code Point
U+2E31
HEX
2E31
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B8 B1 | 11100010 10111000 10110001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2E 31 | 00101110 00110001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 31 2E | 00110001 00101110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2E 31 | 00000000 00000000 00101110 00110001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 31 2E 00 00 | 00110001 00101110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⸱
URI Encoded
%E2%B8%B1
Description
The Unicode character U+2E31, known as the WORD SEPARATOR MIDDLE DOT, serves a crucial role in digital text formatting by visibly demarcating individual words within a continuous string of characters. This symbol is particularly helpful in languages that lack inherent word separation, such as Chinese or Japanese, where the distinction between words is not always evident based on visual appearance alone. The use of the WORD SEPARATOR MIDDLE DOT enhances readability and comprehension, making it an essential tool for linguists, translators, and digital typography enthusiasts.
How to type the ⸱ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11825 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.