Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ╳ has the Unicode code point U+2573. 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+2573 to binary:
00100101 01110011. 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 10110011
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DIAGONAL CROSS·U+2573
╳
Character Information
Code Point
U+2573
HEX
2573
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 95 B3 | 11100010 10010101 10110011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 73 | 00100101 01110011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 73 25 | 01110011 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 73 | 00000000 00000000 00100101 01110011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 73 25 00 00 | 01110011 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
╳
URI Encoded
%E2%95%B3
Description
The Unicode character U+2573, known as the BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DIAGONAL CROSS, is a versatile typographical symbol with numerous applications in digital text. This character is primarily utilized to indicate a diagonal cross in various forms of box drawing or line art, often used to separate sections or create visual dividers in text-based interfaces. The BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DIAGONAL CROSS is part of the Box Drawing category within Unicode, which includes various styles of vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines and borders, as well as their respective filled variants. These symbols are widely used across different platforms and programming languages, including HTML and CSS, where they help create visually appealing layouts without the use of images or other media. Although this character does not hold any specific cultural, linguistic, or technical significance beyond its role in typography, it remains a valuable tool for designers and developers seeking to add clarity and organization to digital text.
How to type the ╳ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9587 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.