Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ‥ has the Unicode code point U+2025. 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+2025 to binary:
00100000 00100101. 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 10100101
TWO DOT LEADER·U+2025
‥
Character Information
Code Point
U+2025
HEX
2025
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Punctuation
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 80 A5 | 11100010 10000000 10100101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 25 | 00100000 00100101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 25 20 | 00100101 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 25 | 00000000 00000000 00100000 00100101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 25 20 00 00 | 00100101 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
‥
URI Encoded
%E2%80%A5
Description
The Unicode character U+2025, known as the TWO DOT LEADER (··), is a typographical symbol used primarily in digital text to indicate a break in long lines of text or paragraphs. It is often employed in word processing software and online documents for better readability. Although not widely recognized in everyday language use, the TWO DOT LEADER holds significance in technical contexts such as markup languages like HTML and XML, where it serves as a text-level delimiter. The character is also utilized in the presentation of mathematical expressions to separate and clarify complex equations. Despite its limited usage, the TWO DOT LEADER plays a crucial role in maintaining readability and organization within digital text.
How to type the ‥ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8229 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.