Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ┲ has the Unicode code point U+2532. 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+2532 to binary:
00100101 00110010. 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 10110010
BOX DRAWINGS LEFT LIGHT AND RIGHT DOWN HEAVY·U+2532
┲
Character Information
Code Point
U+2532
HEX
2532
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 94 B2 | 11100010 10010100 10110010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 32 | 00100101 00110010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 32 25 | 00110010 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 32 | 00000000 00000000 00100101 00110010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 32 25 00 00 | 00110010 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
┲
URI Encoded
%E2%94%B2
Description
The Unicode character U+2532 (BOX DRAWINGS LEFT LIGHT AND RIGHT DOWN HEAVY) is a typographic symbol commonly used in digital text for various applications, such as creating diagrams, flowcharts, and other visual aids. This character serves to depict a light left-aligned box that has a heavy line extending downwards to the right. It is part of the "Box Drawings" block within Unicode, which includes several other similar symbols used for drawing boxes and lines in text. These characters are particularly useful in programming, where they can help visualize data structures or memory allocation, as well as in graphic design and documentation. While it may not carry significant cultural or linguistic value on its own, the Box Drawings block as a whole has been widely adopted across different platforms, languages, and software applications for its versatile utility in creating simple diagrams and visual cues in digital text.
How to type the ┲ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9522 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.