Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character / has the Unicode code point U+002F. 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+002F to binary:
00101111. 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:
00101111
SOLIDUS·U+002F
/
Character Information
Code Point
U+002F
HEX
002F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | 2F | 00101111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 2F | 00000000 00101111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2F 00 | 00101111 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 2F | 00000000 00000000 00000000 00101111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2F 00 00 00 | 00101111 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
/
URI Encoded
%2F
Description
The Unicode character U+002F, also known as the Solidus, is a fundamental symbol in digital text with diverse applications across various fields. Known commonly as the "forward slash" or simply "slash" (/), it primarily serves as a delimiter for separating elements within a string of text. Its typical usage includes dividing URLs, email addresses, command-line arguments, and mathematical expressions, among others. In programming languages like Python and JavaScript, the Solidus is often employed to concatenate strings or denote division operations. The Solidus has no specific cultural, linguistic, or technical context but plays a crucial role in modern computing systems due to its versatility in digital text. It belongs to the Basic Latin Unicode block (U+0000-U+007F), which is the foundation upon which many other Unicode blocks are built and includes essential characters for communication across multiple platforms and devices. The Solidus, along with the rest of the Basic Latin Unicode block, continues to be an integral part of digital communication despite its historical roots in the ASCII character set. It is a crucial component that assists in maintaining consistency and compatibility across different systems and applications.
How to type the / symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0047 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.