Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⃬ has the Unicode code point U+20EC. 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+20EC to binary:
00100000 11101100. 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 10101100
COMBINING RIGHTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB DOWNWARDS·U+20EC
⃬
Character Information
Code Point
U+20EC
HEX
20EC
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 83 AC | 11100010 10000011 10101100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 EC | 00100000 11101100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | EC 20 | 11101100 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 EC | 00000000 00000000 00100000 11101100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | EC 20 00 00 | 11101100 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⃬
URI Encoded
%E2%83%AC
Description
The Unicode character U+20EC, COMBINING RIGHTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB DOWNWARDS, is a typographical symbol that serves a specific role in digital text. It is categorized under the Miscellaneous Technical group of Unicode characters. Its primary use is to indicate directionality in texts, especially in technical documents or those that require precise typographic control. The COMBINING RIGHTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB DOWNWARDS character is often used in conjunction with other typographical symbols to guide the reader's eye through complex text structures. While it may not hold a prominent place in everyday digital communication, this character plays an important role in specific technical contexts, such as in mathematical formulae or linguistic studies requiring precise control of text directionality.
How to type the ⃬ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8428 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.