Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ↦ has the Unicode code point U+21A6. 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+21A6 to binary:
00100001 10100110. 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 10000110 10100110
RIGHTWARDS ARROW FROM BAR·U+21A6
↦
Character Information
Code Point
U+21A6
HEX
21A6
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 86 A6 | 11100010 10000110 10100110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 21 A6 | 00100001 10100110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A6 21 | 10100110 00100001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 21 A6 | 00000000 00000000 00100001 10100110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A6 21 00 00 | 10100110 00100001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
↦
URI Encoded
%E2%86%A6
Description
The Unicode character U+21A6, also known as the "RIGHTWARDS ARROW FROM BAR", plays a significant role in digital text by serving as a visual indicator for directional movement. In mathematical equations, diagrams, and technical documents, this symbol demonstrates a shift or change in direction along a horizontal axis. This character is part of the Miscellaneous Technical category within the Unicode Standard, which consists of various symbols used to represent different concepts, units, and elements in digital text. It's important to note that while the RIGHTWARDS ARROW FROM BAR symbol doesn't have any specific cultural or linguistic context, it's widely used across many disciplines like physics, engineering, computer science, and programming due to its versatility and effectiveness in conveying directional information.
How to type the ↦ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8614 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.