Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+242E. 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+242E to binary:
00100100 00101110. 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 10010000 10101110
CHARACTER 242E·U+242E
Character Information
Code Point
U+242E
HEX
242E
Unicode Plane
Supplementary Ideographic Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 90 AE | 11100010 10010000 10101110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 24 2E | 00100100 00101110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2E 24 | 00101110 00100100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 24 2E | 00000000 00000000 00100100 00101110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2E 24 00 00 | 00101110 00100100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
␮
URI Encoded
%E2%90%AE
Description
U+242E, also known as the "MATHEMATICAL BOLD SMALL BETA", is a character used primarily in digital text for mathematical notation. In typography, it serves as a bold version of the lowercase Greek letter "beta" (β), often employed in various mathematical equations, expressions, and scientific documents. It is part of Unicode's Mathematical Operators block, which includes a comprehensive set of symbols for use in mathematically-based content. The U+242E character plays a crucial role in clear and precise communication of mathematical concepts, ensuring accuracy and readability across different platforms and devices that support Unicode encoding.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9262 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.