Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ╲ has the Unicode code point U+2572. 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+2572 to binary:
00100101 01110010. 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 10110010
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DIAGONAL UPPER LEFT TO LOWER RIGHT·U+2572
╲
Character Information
Code Point
U+2572
HEX
2572
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 95 B2 | 11100010 10010101 10110010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 72 | 00100101 01110010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 72 25 | 01110010 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 72 | 00000000 00000000 00100101 01110010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 72 25 00 00 | 01110010 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
╲
URI Encoded
%E2%95%B2
Description
U+2572, also known as the Box Drawings Light Diagonal Upper Left to Lower Right character, is a typographic symbol used in digital text to depict an angled diagonal line connecting the upper left corner with the lower right corner of a rectangular box. This character is predominantly utilized in programming languages, markup languages, and other technical documents to create various shapes or diagrams, such as arrows, flowcharts, or directional indicators. In Unicode, it belongs to the Box Drawing category (U+2500-257F) and is often used alongside other box drawing characters to construct more complex figures like T-shapes, L-shapes, or interlocking boxes. While there is no specific cultural or linguistic context associated with U+2572, its versatility in various applications makes it an essential symbol for digital text representation and visualization.
How to type the ╲ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9586 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.