Need Hex code for the entity ℠ (Service Mark)

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Hi Everybody, 
 I need the hex code for the entity &#x2120; (Service Mark) like we have hex code for @0096, @0097 and @0098 for Copyright, Registered Mark and Trade Mark symbols. 
 Thanks! 
 Shahnawaz

Shawn Linderman · Answer

Google is your friend. Searched for: "Service Mark" unicode in hex 
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The Service Mark symbol (℠) has the Unicode hex value 
 U+2120 , which is 0x2120 in UTF-16 and hex, &#8480; in HTML decimal, &#x2120; in HTML hex, and E2 84 A0 in UTF-8 encoding. 
 Here's a breakdown of its hexadecimal representations: 
 
 Unicode Code Point: U+2120 
 UTF-8 (hex): E2 84 A0 
 UTF-16 (hex): 2120 
 HTML (hex entity): &#x2120; 
 HTML (decimal entity): &#8480;

Shawn Linderman · Answer

I'm unable to find Adobe's code for (SM) in metadata. Googling for "hex code for service mark in Acrobat metadata keywords list" just says 
 If you are entering this directly into the Adobe Acrobat metadata field (File > Properties > Keywords), it is best to copy and paste the symbol directly: ℠ . 
 Perhaps you can ask the "Adobe Community" website for help. www.adobe.com/community

Shawn Linderman · Answer

More googling, I found that Adobe uses PDFDocEncoding hex codes for special characters in metadata. From there, googled "PDFDocEncoding for service mark" and it returned x85 or xA0 (I got conflicting responses based on queries--2nd search stringI used was "pdfdocencoding hex value for U+2120") as the hex code: Hex codes for special characters in PDF metadata fields (such as Keywords) are usually represented using PDFDocEncoding (a 1-byte encoding based on ISO 8859-1) or UTF-16BE (for Unicode) when edited via low-level tools or scripting. However, for direct input in Adobe Acrobat's Document Properties dialog , pasting the character directly is recommended, as Acrobat handles the conversion. If you are programmatically generating PDF metadata (e.g., via pdfmark or backend scripting), here are common hexadecimal representations for symbols in that context: Common Symbol Hex Codes (PDFDocEncoding) © (Copyright): ® (Registered): (Trademark): <99> • (Bullet): – (En Dash): <96> — (Em Dash): <97> ° (Degree): Ω (Omega): <5D> (Commonly used in specific Symbol font mappings, otherwise use Unicode) The PDFDocEncoding for the service mark character (℠) is typically \x85 in octal ( \205 ) or single-byte hexadecimal representation. Technical Details for Service Mark Character: PDFDocEncoding Hex: 0x85 PDFDocEncoding Octal: \205 Unicode Equivalent: U+2120 The PDFDocEncoding hexadecimal value for the Service Mark symbol ( ℠ , U+2120) is 0xA0 . Contextual Details: Symbol: ℠ (Service Mark) Unicode: U+2120 PDFDocEncoding Hex: 0xA0 (160 in decimal) Notes: PDFDocEncoding is used for text strings in PDF document metadata, such as bookmarks and document information fields.

Shawn Linderman · Answer

Aha! Very conflicting info about pdfdocencoding and (SM) char. 
 query: U+2120 pdfdocencode values 
 The Unicode character U+2120 (SERVICE MARK) does not have a direct, standard mapping in the legacy PDFDocEncoding character set. 
 Because U+2120 is not included in the 8-bit PDFDocEncoding table (defined in the PDF specification, ISO 32000), it cannot be represented directly using this encoding. 
 Alternatives for PDF Generation: 
 
 Use UTF-16BE: For modern PDF applications, characters like U+2120 should be encoded using \x21\x20 in a UTF-16BE format, often signified by the Byte Order Mark FEFF at the start of the string. 
 Replacement: In legacy systems relying strictly on PDFDocEncoding, the character might be replaced with (SM) or a generic space.

The service mark was added to Unicode in 1993. The legacy PDFDocEncoding character set pre-dates the existence of service mark character.

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