Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ╟ has the Unicode code point U+255F. 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+255F to binary:
00100101 01011111. 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 10011111
BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL DOUBLE AND RIGHT SINGLE·U+255F
╟
Character Information
Code Point
U+255F
HEX
255F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 95 9F | 11100010 10010101 10011111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 5F | 00100101 01011111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 5F 25 | 01011111 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 5F | 00000000 00000000 00100101 01011111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 5F 25 00 00 | 01011111 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
╟
URI Encoded
%E2%95%9F
Description
U+255F is a typographical character called BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL DOUBLE AND RIGHT SINGLE, which belongs to the Unicode standard. This specific character represents a vertical double line with a single horizontal line on its right side, often used in digital text for creating simple graphical elements or as an alternative representation of certain characters in programming languages and mathematical notation. Although it may not have a significant cultural or linguistic context, this character is useful in technical documentation and programming to visually separate sections or indicate specific formatting.
How to type the ╟ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9567 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.