Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ╬ has the Unicode code point U+256C. 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+256C to binary:
00100101 01101100. 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 10010101 10101100
BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL·U+256C
╬
Character Information
Code Point
U+256C
HEX
256C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 95 AC | 11100010 10010101 10101100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 6C | 00100101 01101100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 6C 25 | 01101100 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 6C | 00000000 00000000 00100101 01101100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 6C 25 00 00 | 01101100 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
╬
URI Encoded
%E2%95%AC
Description
U+256C, also known as BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL, is a character from the Unicode standard, specifically part of the Box Drawing category. This particular symbol represents a double vertical and horizontal line, which can be used in various digital text applications to create borders or divide sections within a document or interface. The character is often employed in programming and markup languages like HTML and CSS for creating visual elements, such as tables or layouts. It also has utility in the context of typography for design purposes. However, there isn't any significant cultural, linguistic, or technical context associated with U+256C, making it primarily a functional symbol rather than an expressive or symbolic one.
How to type the ╬ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9580 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.