Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ․ has the Unicode code point U+2024. 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+2024 to binary:
00100000 00100100. 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 10000000 10100100
ONE DOT LEADER·U+2024
․
Character Information
Code Point
U+2024
HEX
2024
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 80 A4 | 11100010 10000000 10100100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 24 | 00100000 00100100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 24 20 | 00100100 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 24 | 00000000 00000000 00100000 00100100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 24 20 00 00 | 00100100 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
․
URI Encoded
%E2%80%A4
Description
The Unicode character U+2024 represents the ONE DOT LEADER. This typographical symbol is primarily used in digital text to denote a vertical pause in text or to separate lines of code for better readability. It has its origins in the early days of typewriters and telegraphy, where it served as a visual cue to separate sections of text or code. In certain programming languages, such as Python, it is used within strings to escape characters that would otherwise have special meaning, like quotes or backslashes. The ONE DOT LEADER plays an essential role in ensuring proper syntax and avoiding potential errors in code. Its usage is less common in everyday text but remains a valuable tool for those working with programming languages, typesetting, and other technical documents.
How to type the ․ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8228 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.