Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ╀ has the Unicode code point U+2540. 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+2540 to binary:
00100101 01000000. 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 10000000
BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND DOWN HORIZONTAL LIGHT·U+2540
╀
Character Information
Code Point
U+2540
HEX
2540
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 95 80 | 11100010 10010101 10000000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 40 | 00100101 01000000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 40 25 | 01000000 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 40 | 00000000 00000000 00100101 01000000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 40 25 00 00 | 01000000 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
╀
URI Encoded
%E2%95%80
Description
U+2540, also known as the "BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND DOWN HORIZONTAL LIGHT" character, is a typographical symbol commonly used in digital text for various purposes such as box drawing, data grids, and tables. It serves as a visual separator or divider, creating a horizontal line with an upward pointing heavy-weighted box at its left end and a downward pointing light-weighted box at the right end. This specific character is essential in creating visually appealing and organized layouts for digital documents and interfaces. The U+2540 character is part of the Unicode standard, which aims to provide a unique code point for every character used in writing systems around the world. As such, it plays a vital role in ensuring consistent and accurate representation of text across different devices, platforms, and languages.
How to type the ╀ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9536 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.