CIRCLED NUMBER TWENTY FIVE·U+3255

Character Information

Code Point
U+3255
HEX
3255
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Number

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E3 89 95
11100011 10001001 10010101
UTF16 (big Endian)
32 55
00110010 01010101
UTF16 (little Endian)
55 32
01010101 00110010
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 32 55
00000000 00000000 00110010 01010101
UTF32 (little Endian)
55 32 00 00
01010101 00110010 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
㉕
URI Encoded
%E3%89%95

Description

U+3255 is a unique Unicode character representing the circled number twenty-five (⡧). This particular numeral finds widespread application in digital text for various purposes, including mathematical expressions, technical documentation, and computer programming. The use of a circled numeral typically signifies that the number should be read as an index or identifier rather than a quantity. For instance, in mathematics, it can denote the position of an element within a sequence or set. Its presence in technical contexts may indicate a specific bit or byte within a data structure, and its use in programming often helps distinguish between numeric literals and variables. While not tied to any particular culture or language, U+3255 plays an essential role in the international communication of numeric information across various disciplines and platforms.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 12885 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+3255. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    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 the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+3255 to binary: 00110010 01010101. Those are the payload bits.

  3. 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:
    11100011 10001001 10010101