Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ╶ has the Unicode code point U+2576. 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+2576 to binary:
00100101 01110110. 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 10110110
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT RIGHT·U+2576
╶
Character Information
Code Point
U+2576
HEX
2576
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 95 B6 | 11100010 10010101 10110110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 76 | 00100101 01110110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 76 25 | 01110110 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 76 | 00000000 00000000 00100101 01110110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 76 25 00 00 | 01110110 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
╶
URI Encoded
%E2%95%B6
Description
The Unicode character U+2576, known as the BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT RIGHT symbol, is a widely used typographical element in digital text. It is part of the Box Drawings block within the Unicode Standard. This particular character is often employed to create simple box-like structures or borders in plain text environments where formatting options are limited. The BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT RIGHT symbol, along with other similar characters like U+2502 (BOX DRAWINGS TOP) and U+251C (BOX DRAWINGS DOWN), allows users to create various box shapes such as rectangles, triangles, or diamond shapes. Although it doesn't hold any specific cultural or linguistic significance, the BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT RIGHT symbol has proven invaluable for creating simple visual aids and improving readability in digital texts where more sophisticated formatting tools might not be available.
How to type the ╶ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9590 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.