Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ‾ has the Unicode code point U+203E. 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+203E to binary:
00100000 00111110. 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 10111110
OVERLINE·U+203E
‾
Character Information
Code Point
U+203E
HEX
203E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 80 BE | 11100010 10000000 10111110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 3E | 00100000 00111110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 3E 20 | 00111110 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 3E | 00000000 00000000 00100000 00111110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 3E 20 00 00 | 00111110 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
‾
URI Encoded
%E2%80%BE
Description
The Unicode character U+203E represents the Overline diacritic, which is commonly used to indicate a vinculum in mathematics or an overline in typography. Its typical usage in digital text includes representing a horizontal line drawn across one or more characters for various purposes such as indicating a visual connection, denoting a strikeout, or providing a mathematical operator. The Overline diacritic has no cultural or linguistic significance and is used primarily for technical reasons, such as in mathematical notation to indicate an operation like the overbar or overline operation. It is also employed in typography to create a visual effect, such as striking out text or creating a horizontal rule with characters instead of using HTML tags or other formatting tools. This character helps maintain consistency and clarity in digital text across different platforms and applications.
How to type the ‾ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8254 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.