Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+2D7C. 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+2D7C to binary:
00101101 01111100. 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 10110101 10111100
CHARACTER 2D7C·U+2D7C
Character Information
Code Point
U+2D7C
HEX
2D7C
Unicode Plane
Supplementary Ideographic Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B5 BC | 11100010 10110101 10111100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2D 7C | 00101101 01111100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 7C 2D | 01111100 00101101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2D 7C | 00000000 00000000 00101101 01111100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 7C 2D 00 00 | 01111100 00101101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⵼
URI Encoded
%E2%B5%BC
Description
The Unicode character U+2D7C, known as the SNOWMAN (❅), is a popular emblem used to symbolize winter, snowfall, and cold weather conditions in digital text. It often appears in the context of holiday greetings, meteorological forecasts, and winter sports. The character's design consists of two concentric circles representing the head and body of a snowman with a vertical line through the center depicting a carrot or stick for its nose. Although it may seem like an innocuous graphic, the SNOWMAN symbol holds cultural significance in various parts of the world where winter season is associated with joyful activities, frosty landscapes, and festive celebrations such as Christmas and New Year's Day. The Unicode character code U+2D7C ensures consistent rendering across different devices, platforms, and software applications, promoting seamless communication and expression of winter-themed sentiments in the digital realm.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11644 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.