Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ▙ has the Unicode code point U+2599. 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+2599 to binary:
00100101 10011001. 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 10011001
QUADRANT UPPER LEFT AND LOWER LEFT AND LOWER RIGHT·U+2599
▙
Character Information
Code Point
U+2599
HEX
2599
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 96 99 | 11100010 10010110 10011001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 99 | 00100101 10011001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 99 25 | 10011001 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 99 | 00000000 00000000 00100101 10011001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 99 25 00 00 | 10011001 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
▙
URI Encoded
%E2%96%99
Description
U+2599 is a typographical character in Unicode that represents the Quadrant Upper Left and Lower Left and Lower Right symbol. This special character is primarily used to visually divide text into quadrants or sections, often in digital text and graphical layouts. It serves as a visual guide for users or designers to quickly identify which part of the text belongs to which section. Although it doesn't have any specific cultural, linguistic, or technical context, its usage can be seen in technical documents, coding, and digital design where clear and precise division of content is needed. The character is not widely used but holds importance for its specific function in typography and digital text.
How to type the ▙ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9625 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.