Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⏿ has the Unicode code point U+23FF. 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+23FF to binary:
00100011 11111111. 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 10001111 10111111
OBSERVER EYE SYMBOL·U+23FF
⏿
Character Information
Code Point
U+23FF
HEX
23FF
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 8F BF | 11100010 10001111 10111111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 23 FF | 00100011 11111111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | FF 23 | 11111111 00100011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 23 FF | 00000000 00000000 00100011 11111111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | FF 23 00 00 | 11111111 00100011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⏿
URI Encoded
%E2%8F%BF
Description
The Unicode character U+23FF is known as the "OBSERVER EYE SYMBOL". This typographical symbol serves a unique role in digital text by visually indicating an observer or witness in various contexts. Its usage is predominantly found in technical documentation, mathematical equations, and programming languages where it is used to signify observational points, or to denote that a certain part of the content is being observed or monitored. Despite its specific use in such fields, the OBSERVER EYE SYMBOL does not have any notable cultural, linguistic, or technical context outside of these specialized areas, and as such, it is typically used in a limited capacity within digital text.
How to type the ⏿ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9215 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.