Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+0005. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 1 byte because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0000to0x007f.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 7 bits within the final 8 bits and that it will have the format:0xxxxxxx
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+0005 to binary:
00000101. 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:
00000101
<control>·U+0005
Character Information
Code Point
U+0005
HEX
0005
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Control
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | 05 | 00000101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 05 | 00000000 00000101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 05 00 | 00000101 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 05 | 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 05 00 00 00 | 00000101 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity

URI Encoded
%05
Description
The Unicode character U+0005, also known as Control Line Feed (LF), plays a pivotal role in digital text formatting by directing the movement of cursor down to the next line in multi-line documents. This essential character, widely used across programming languages, text editors, and operating systems, facilitates a new line for improved readability and orderliness. Although LF is not culturally or linguistically significant, it holds immense technical importance due to its role in maintaining text formatting integrity. However, interpretations of LF can differ among programming languages and tools, leading to potential compatibility issues between systems. Notably, the Carriage Return (CR) serves as an alternative for Windows-based platforms to address such issues. The Unicode character U+0005 belongs to the Basic Latin Unicode block, which encompasses essential characters from U+0000 to U+007F. This range includes a variety of control codes and special symbols crucial in programming languages, text documents, and various applications. The Basic Latin Unicode block is foundational for many other Unicode blocks and remains integral to digital communication despite its roots in the ASCII character set.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0005 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.