Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+20CD. 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+20CD to binary:
00100000 11001101. 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 10000011 10001101
CHARACTER 20CD·U+20CD
Character Information
Code Point
U+20CD
HEX
20CD
Unicode Plane
Supplementary Ideographic Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 83 8D | 11100010 10000011 10001101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 CD | 00100000 11001101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | CD 20 | 11001101 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 CD | 00000000 00000000 00100000 11001101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | CD 20 00 00 | 11001101 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⃍
URI Encoded
%E2%83%8D
Description
The Unicode character U+20CD is a relatively obscure entity. In digital text, it's primarily used as the Variation Selector-16, a character that is rarely encountered in typical usage. Its main purpose is to select between different versions of the same character in various scripts or fonts, helping ensure consistency and proper display of text across different platforms and devices. The Variation Selector characters are not visually distinct; instead, they function behind the scenes to guide how other characters are rendered. Although U+20CD doesn't carry any inherent cultural, linguistic, or technical significance on its own, it plays a crucial role in maintaining text uniformity and readability. The Variation Selector series (U+20E0 - U+20FF) serves as an essential tool for publishers, designers, and developers working with multilingual texts and typography to ensure that their digital content is presented correctly across diverse contexts.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8397 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.