Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ␛ has the Unicode code point U+241B. 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+241B to binary:
00100100 00011011. 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 10011011
SYMBOL FOR ESCAPE·U+241B
␛
Character Information
Code Point
U+241B
HEX
241B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 90 9B | 11100010 10010000 10011011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 24 1B | 00100100 00011011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 1B 24 | 00011011 00100100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 24 1B | 00000000 00000000 00100100 00011011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 1B 24 00 00 | 00011011 00100100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
␛
URI Encoded
%E2%90%9B
Description
The Unicode character U+241B, known as the Symbol for Escape, plays a crucial role in digital text encoding and processing. It is commonly used to denote an escape sequence in various programming languages and markup languages. The primary function of this character is to signal that the following characters should be interpreted differently than their usual meaning, often allowing access to special control codes or non-printable characters. This versatile symbol facilitates efficient communication between different software systems and helps maintain consistency across multiple platforms.
How to type the ␛ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9243 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.