Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+245A. 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+245A to binary:
00100100 01011010. 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 10010001 10011010
CHARACTER 245A·U+245A
Character Information
Code Point
U+245A
HEX
245A
Unicode Plane
Supplementary Ideographic Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 91 9A | 11100010 10010001 10011010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 24 5A | 00100100 01011010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 5A 24 | 01011010 00100100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 24 5A | 00000000 00000000 00100100 01011010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 5A 24 00 00 | 01011010 00100100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⑚
URI Encoded
%E2%91%9A
Description
U+245A is a typographical character in the Unicode standard, representing a specific box-drawing character known as "Vertical Line." It is commonly used in digital text for creating simple lines or borders in plain text environments, where more sophisticated graphical or CSS techniques are not available. This character is particularly useful in monospace fonts and command-line interfaces, where the exact position and alignment of each character are critical. In some coding languages and documentation, it may also serve to visually separate sections or indicate comment lines within code. The Vertical Line character has no specific cultural, linguistic, or technical context, but is a universal symbol that transcends language barriers in digital communication.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9306 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.