Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ␠ has the Unicode code point U+2420. 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+2420 to binary:
00100100 00100000. 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 10100000
SYMBOL FOR SPACE·U+2420
␠
Character Information
Code Point
U+2420
HEX
2420
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 90 A0 | 11100010 10010000 10100000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 24 20 | 00100100 00100000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 20 24 | 00100000 00100100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 24 20 | 00000000 00000000 00100100 00100000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 20 24 00 00 | 00100000 00100100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
␠
URI Encoded
%E2%90%A0
Description
The Unicode character U+2420 represents the "Symbol for Space" and is a part of the Box Drawing Character block. This symbol is typically used in digital text to represent a space equivalent to that of a box drawing character, which is useful in situations where a standard white space is not appropriate or desirable. In certain programming contexts, the Symbol for Space can be utilized to create specific layouts and visual effects in the outputted text. Although it is not commonly used due to its niche application, the Symbol for Space serves an important purpose in digital typography and demonstrates the versatility of Unicode character set.
How to type the ␠ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9248 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.