Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ┮ has the Unicode code point U+252E. 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+252E to binary:
00100101 00101110. 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 10101110
BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT HEAVY AND LEFT DOWN LIGHT·U+252E
┮
Character Information
Code Point
U+252E
HEX
252E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 94 AE | 11100010 10010100 10101110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 2E | 00100101 00101110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2E 25 | 00101110 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 2E | 00000000 00000000 00100101 00101110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2E 25 00 00 | 00101110 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
┮
URI Encoded
%E2%94%AE
Description
U+252E, also known as the "BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT HEAVY AND LEFT DOWN LIGHT", is a character used in digital text to create specific types of box or frame shapes. This Unicode character is part of the Box Drawing collection which provides eight different styles of vertical and horizontal lines. These lines can be combined to form boxes, frames, or other geometric shapes. In typography and computer graphics, U+252E plays a significant role in creating visual separators, highlighting specific areas of text, or outlining data tables. Its usage is widespread across programming languages, markup languages like HTML and CSS, as well as various word processing applications. Due to its utility in defining visual structure without adding extra content, U+252E contributes to the readability and organization of digital texts. Despite not having any specific cultural or linguistic context, U+252E showcases the versatility and precision that Unicode offers to represent a wide range of symbols and characters across different languages and scripts. As part of the Box Drawing collection, it serves as an excellent example of how typography extends beyond simple text to enhance and define the visual layout of written content.
How to type the ┮ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9518 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.