Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ➟ has the Unicode code point U+279F. 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+279F to binary:
00100111 10011111. 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 10011110 10011111
DASHED TRIANGLE-HEADED RIGHTWARDS ARROW·U+279F
➟
Character Information
Code Point
U+279F
HEX
279F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 9E 9F | 11100010 10011110 10011111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 27 9F | 00100111 10011111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 9F 27 | 10011111 00100111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 27 9F | 00000000 00000000 00100111 10011111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 9F 27 00 00 | 10011111 00100111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
➟
URI Encoded
%E2%9E%9F
Description
U+279F is a typographical character, the Dashed Triangle-Headed Rightwards Arrow, found in the Unicode standard for digital text encoding. This symbol is part of the Miscellaneous Technical category of the Unicode Character Set. Its primary use lies within mathematics and computer science, specifically as an operator in syntax diagrams to depict context-free grammars. In these diagrams, it illustrates a rule whereby certain strings are derived from others by replacement of a nonterminal symbol with a sequence of symbols, including possibly the same nonterminal symbol. Although there may not be widespread cultural or linguistic significance attached to this character, its precise and technical usage is invaluable within the fields of mathematics and computer science.
How to type the ➟ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 10143 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.