Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ━ has the Unicode code point U+2501. 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+2501 to binary:
00100101 00000001. 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 10000001
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY HORIZONTAL·U+2501
━
Character Information
Code Point
U+2501
HEX
2501
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 94 81 | 11100010 10010100 10000001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 01 | 00100101 00000001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 01 25 | 00000001 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 01 | 00000000 00000000 00100101 00000001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 01 25 00 00 | 00000001 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
━
URI Encoded
%E2%94%81
Description
The character U+2501, known as BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY HORIZONTAL, is a Unicode character that holds significance in digital text for its role in creating various types of box drawings or border elements within documents and user interfaces. This character is part of the Box Drawing (U+2500-U+257F) block of characters in Unicode, which encompasses horizontal, vertical, light, medium, and heavy variants for each line and corner drawing elements. BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY HORIZONTAL is commonly used to create borders or partitions in tables, lists, or grids, enhancing the visual structure and organization of textual content. This character's versatility makes it useful across various applications, including programming languages, word processors, and graphic design tools.
How to type the ━ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9473 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.