Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ╻ has the Unicode code point U+257B. 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+257B to binary:
00100101 01111011. 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 10111011
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOWN·U+257B
╻
Character Information
Code Point
U+257B
HEX
257B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 95 BB | 11100010 10010101 10111011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 7B | 00100101 01111011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 7B 25 | 01111011 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 7B | 00000000 00000000 00100101 01111011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 7B 25 00 00 | 01111011 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
╻
URI Encoded
%E2%95%BB
Description
The Unicode character U+257B, also known as "BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOWN," serves a critical role in digital text by representing a heavy downward-pointing arrow or triangle within box drawers. It is often used in programming languages and markup languages to define the direction of data flow, directional movement in algorithms, or to illustrate hierarchical structures visually. This character is predominantly utilized in diagrams, flowcharts, pseudo-code, programming manuals, documentation, and other technical documents for its visual clarity and precision. In various programming contexts, it can be used as an escape sequence like '\u257B' or '◃'. Despite not having any notable cultural or linguistic significance, its usage in the technical field is vital to maintain accuracy, coherence, and comprehensibility of textual information.
How to type the ╻ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9595 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.