Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ┰ has the Unicode code point U+2530. 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+2530 to binary:
00100101 00110000. 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 10010100 10110000
BOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND HORIZONTAL LIGHT·U+2530
┰
Character Information
Code Point
U+2530
HEX
2530
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 94 B0 | 11100010 10010100 10110000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 30 | 00100101 00110000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 30 25 | 00110000 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 30 | 00000000 00000000 00100101 00110000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 30 25 00 00 | 00110000 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
┰
URI Encoded
%E2%94%B0
Description
U+2530 is a character from the Unicode Standard, representing "BOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND HORIZONTAL LIGHT" in digital text. This typographical symbol is primarily used to create box-like structures within text or code for visual organization and to separate sections of content. Its heavy downward stroke at the top connects with a light horizontal line that stretches across, visually implying the presence of a container or boundary. Although it doesn't carry cultural, linguistic, or technical significance beyond its specific use in typography, U+2530 plays an important role in maintaining readability and clarity in text-based documents, particularly in those that require a high degree of visual organization.
How to type the ┰ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9520 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.