Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+1BFB. 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+1BFB to binary:
00011011 11111011. 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:
11100001 10101111 10111011
CHARACTER 1BFB·U+1BFB
Character Information
Code Point
U+1BFB
HEX
1BFB
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 AF BB | 11100001 10101111 10111011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1B FB | 00011011 11111011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | FB 1B | 11111011 00011011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1B FB | 00000000 00000000 00011011 11111011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | FB 1B 00 00 | 11111011 00011011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
᯻
URI Encoded
%E1%AF%BB
Description
The Unicode character U+1BFB (character 1BFB) is a non-standardized, non-printable Control Picture character within the Supplementary Private Use Area (SPUA) of the Unicode Standard. It does not have any typical usage or role in digital text due to its non-standardization and lack of defined meaning. The SPUA is reserved for private use by organizations, allowing them to define their own characters and encoding schemes outside the scope of the standardized Unicode character set. As a result, U+1BFB does not have any notable cultural, linguistic, or technical context within the Unicode framework. It remains an enigmatic and unused character in the vast landscape of digital text representation.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 7163 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.