Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ␦ has the Unicode code point U+2426. 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+2426 to binary:
00100100 00100110. 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 10100110
SYMBOL FOR SUBSTITUTE FORM TWO·U+2426
␦
Character Information
Code Point
U+2426
HEX
2426
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 90 A6 | 11100010 10010000 10100110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 24 26 | 00100100 00100110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 26 24 | 00100110 00100100 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 24 26 | 00000000 00000000 00100100 00100110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 26 24 00 00 | 00100110 00100100 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
␦
URI Encoded
%E2%90%A6
Description
The Unicode character U+2426, also known as the Symbol for Substitute Form Two, plays a crucial role in typography and digital text formatting. It is commonly used to represent a specific style of font substitution, often in the context of mathematical notation or technical documentation. This symbol allows authors and designers to indicate that, when a particular character is not available or cannot be rendered properly by a certain font, it should be replaced with a similar alternative from another typeface. The use of U+2426 ensures consistency in appearance across different devices and software, while still preserving the original intent of the text.
How to type the ␦ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9254 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.