Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᪴ has the Unicode code point U+1AB4. 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+1AB4 to binary:
00011010 10110100. 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:
11100001 10101010 10110100
COMBINING TRIPLE DOT·U+1AB4
᪴
Character Information
Code Point
U+1AB4
HEX
1AB4
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 AA B4 | 11100001 10101010 10110100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1A B4 | 00011010 10110100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B4 1A | 10110100 00011010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1A B4 | 00000000 00000000 00011010 10110100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B4 1A 00 00 | 10110100 00011010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
᪴
URI Encoded
%E1%AA%B4
Description
The Unicode character U+1AB4, commonly known as the COMBINING TRIPLE DOT, serves a specific purpose in digital text formatting. It is typically utilized to visually separate words or elements within a text without introducing any line break or significant space. In essence, it functions as a punctuation mark that helps to enhance the readability of text and guide the reader's eye through the content. Although it does not have a direct cultural or linguistic context, its usage can be observed in various digital texts where such separations are necessary or preferred for stylistic reasons. As a technical character, it is part of Unicode, which aims to provide a unique code for every character in every writing system, making it indispensable for proper text rendering and encoding in modern computing systems.
How to type the ᪴ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 6836 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.