Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+20FA. 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+20FA to binary:
00100000 11111010. 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 10111010
CHARACTER 20FA·U+20FA
Character Information
Code Point
U+20FA
HEX
20FA
Unicode Plane
Supplementary Ideographic Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 83 BA | 11100010 10000011 10111010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 FA | 00100000 11111010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | FA 20 | 11111010 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 FA | 00000000 00000000 00100000 11111010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | FA 20 00 00 | 11111010 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⃺
URI Encoded
%E2%83%BA
Description
The Unicode character U+20FA, known as the "Character 20FA", holds a significant position within typography and digital text encoding. This character is categorized under the "Control Pictures" block, which is part of the Unicode Standard that allows for the representation of various characters and symbols. Typically, the Character 20FA is used in technical documents or applications as a "Black Square". It serves as a placeholder or an area filler to ensure consistent line spacing and alignment without affecting the overall text flow. In digital text, it can be used where a visible character needs to be displayed, but should not convey any particular meaning. The Character 20FA does not hold any specific cultural, linguistic, or symbolic context, making its use universally applicable in digital text encoding across different languages and scripts.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8442 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.