Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ▎ has the Unicode code point U+258E. 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+258E to binary:
00100101 10001110. 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 10010110 10001110
LEFT ONE QUARTER BLOCK·U+258E
▎
Character Information
Code Point
U+258E
HEX
258E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 96 8E | 11100010 10010110 10001110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 8E | 00100101 10001110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 8E 25 | 10001110 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 8E | 00000000 00000000 00100101 10001110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 8E 25 00 00 | 10001110 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
▎
URI Encoded
%E2%96%8E
Description
The Unicode character U+258E, known as the Left One Quarter Block, is a typographical symbol often utilized in digital text for its role in creating visual separators or dividers. It helps organize content by visually segmenting sections within a text, such as differentiating between paragraphs, lists, or sections of data. The character is part of the "Box Drawing" category in Unicode, which includes various other block elements like solid blocks (U+2580), horizontal and vertical lines (U+2501, U+2502), and diagonals (U+250C, U+2513). While it may not be widely recognized in everyday digital text communication, the Left One Quarter Block plays a crucial role in creating well-structured content, particularly in technical documents, coding, and other specialized fields where precise layout is essential.
How to type the ▎ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9614 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.