Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ╁ has the Unicode code point U+2541. 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+2541 to binary:
00100101 01000001. 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 10000001
BOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND UP HORIZONTAL LIGHT·U+2541
╁
Character Information
Code Point
U+2541
HEX
2541
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 95 81 | 11100010 10010101 10000001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 41 | 00100101 01000001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 41 25 | 01000001 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 41 | 00000000 00000000 00100101 01000001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 41 25 00 00 | 01000001 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
╁
URI Encoded
%E2%95%81
Description
The Unicode character U+2541, also known as BOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND UP HORIZONTAL LIGHT, is a typographical element used in digital text to create simple box-like structures or borders. It serves a functional role in the representation of data tables and grids within digital content, particularly in programming and technical documentation contexts. This character is part of the Box Drawing category in Unicode, which includes other characters like U+2502 (BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT TOP-LEFT CORNER) and U+2514 (BOX DRAWINGS UP-HEAVY AND HORIZONTAL-LIGHT), enabling the creation of various box patterns. While not serving a significant linguistic or cultural purpose, it does play an essential technical role in improving the readability and structuring of digital text content.
How to type the ╁ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9537 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.