Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+001E. 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+001E to binary:
00011110. 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:
00011110
<control>·U+001E
Character Information
Code Point
U+001E
HEX
001E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Control
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | 1E | 00011110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 1E | 00000000 00011110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 1E 00 | 00011110 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 1E | 00000000 00000000 00000000 00011110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 1E 00 00 00 | 00011110 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity

URI Encoded
%1E
Description
The Unicode character U+001E, also known as the Substitute (ST) Control Character, plays a vital role in the realm of digital text processing. Primarily serving as a placeholder for undefined control characters within text files, its significance lies in ensuring seamless data compatibility across various platforms and technologies. This is crucial in instances where the character set used to create a file differs from that of the system or application attempting to read it, thereby preventing errors such as misinterpretation or corruption during data transmission or storage. Although U+001E may not be encountered frequently in everyday text processing, it holds particular importance for developers and engineers who work with diverse character encodings and systems, making cross-platform communication smoother and more efficient. This character belongs to the Basic Latin Unicode block (U+0000 to U+007F), a fundamental component of the Unicode system that includes 128 essential characters, including control codes and special symbols.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0030 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.