Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ╫ has the Unicode code point U+256B. 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+256B to binary:
00100101 01101011. 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 10101011
BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL DOUBLE AND HORIZONTAL SINGLE·U+256B
╫
Character Information
Code Point
U+256B
HEX
256B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 95 AB | 11100010 10010101 10101011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 6B | 00100101 01101011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 6B 25 | 01101011 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 6B | 00000000 00000000 00100101 01101011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 6B 25 00 00 | 01101011 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
╫
URI Encoded
%E2%95%AB
Description
U+256B is a character from the Unicode standard used in typography. Specifically, it represents the "BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL DOUBLE AND HORIZONTAL SINGLE" symbol, which is coded as 0x10D3C. In digital text, this character is typically employed for creating simple graphical elements such as dividers or borders within a body of text. It serves to visually separate sections or columns of content, often in tabular formats, such as tables, matrices, or grids. These types of structures are common in various fields including programming, engineering, mathematics, and data presentation. The usage of the Box Drawings characters provides an efficient alternative to using images or more complex graphical elements, making digital text more readable and visually appealing without requiring additional resources or bandwidth.
How to type the ╫ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9579 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.