Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ┻ has the Unicode code point U+253B. 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+253B to binary:
00100101 00111011. 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 10111011
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP AND HORIZONTAL·U+253B
┻
Character Information
Code Point
U+253B
HEX
253B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 94 BB | 11100010 10010100 10111011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 3B | 00100101 00111011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 3B 25 | 00111011 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 3B | 00000000 00000000 00100101 00111011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 3B 25 00 00 | 00111011 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
┻
URI Encoded
%E2%94%BB
Description
U+253B Box Drawings Heavy Up and Horizontal is a typographical character primarily used in digital text for creating simple geometric shapes and dividers. This Unicode character is part of the Box Drawing series, which includes light, medium, and heavy weights, as well as various orientations such as vertical and slanted lines. The Heavy Up and Horizontal box drawing character is typically utilized to create boxes or borders in text-based user interfaces, where graphic elements are limited or not available. While it may seem like a minor component of typography, its versatile nature makes it an essential tool for designers and programmers alike when crafting aesthetically pleasing and functional digital text layouts.
How to type the ┻ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9531 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.