Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+0FF5. 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+0FF5 to binary:
00001111 11110101. 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:
11100000 10111111 10110101
CHARACTER 0FF5·U+0FF5
Character Information
Code Point
U+0FF5
HEX
0FF5
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 BF B5 | 11100000 10111111 10110101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 0F F5 | 00001111 11110101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F5 0F | 11110101 00001111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 0F F5 | 00000000 00000000 00001111 11110101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F5 0F 00 00 | 11110101 00001111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
࿵
URI Encoded
%E0%BF%B5
Description
U+0FF5 is a Unicode character code that represents the vertical half-width kana character "ゥ" (U+30A1) in the Japanese writing system. This character is part of the JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) and Shift JIS encoding systems, which are commonly used in digital text processing for the Japanese language. In typography, U+0FF5 is often used in conjunction with other half-width kana characters to create compound kanji or represent syllables in words. The vertical half-width kana "ゥ" is based on the traditional katakana character "ウ," but its compact form makes it suitable for use in text where space is limited, such as in user interfaces and software applications. While this character may not have a direct cultural or linguistic significance, it plays an important role in the efficient display of text in the Japanese language within digital environments.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 4085 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.