Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ␍ has the Unicode code point U+240D. 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+240D to binary:
00100100 00001101. 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 10010000 10001101
SYMBOL FOR CARRIAGE RETURN·U+240D
␍
Character Information
Code Point
U+240D
HEX
240D
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 90 8D | 11100010 10010000 10001101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 24 0D | 00100100 00001101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 0D 24 | 00001101 00100100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 24 0D | 00000000 00000000 00100100 00001101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 0D 24 00 00 | 00001101 00100100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
␍
URI Encoded
%E2%90%8D
Description
The Unicode character U+240D is a symbol for carriage return, commonly denoted as ⏎. It plays a significant role in digital text formatting, particularly in the context of line breaks and paragraph formatting. In text processing systems, it signifies the movement of the cursor back to the beginning of the next horizontal line, enabling the typing of a new line of text on top of the previous one. This character is widely used in programming languages and text editors for structuring and organizing text content. It is worth noting that with the advent of modern word processors and digital platforms, the usage of carriage return symbols has diminished as they have integrated automatic formatting mechanisms. However, it remains an essential element in programming and low-level computer operations, particularly in the context of ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) character encoding system.
How to type the ␍ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9229 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.