Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ▴ has the Unicode code point U+25B4. 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+25B4 to binary:
00100101 10110100. 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 10010110 10110100
BLACK UP-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE·U+25B4
▴
Character Information
Code Point
U+25B4
HEX
25B4
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 96 B4 | 11100010 10010110 10110100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 B4 | 00100101 10110100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B4 25 | 10110100 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 B4 | 00000000 00000000 00100101 10110100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B4 25 00 00 | 10110100 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
▴
URI Encoded
%E2%96%B4
Description
The Unicode character U+25B4, commonly referred to as the "Black Up-Pointing Small Triangle," is a typographical symbol that plays a significant role in digital text representation. This character is frequently used in various applications, such as software interfaces, programming code, and mathematical expressions. It serves as an indicator of direction or navigation, pointing upwards from its position within the text. The U+25B4 symbol also has cultural, linguistic, and technical contexts, often utilized in maps, flowcharts, diagrams, and other visual aids to convey hierarchical relationships or to denote specific directions. In essence, the Black Up-Pointing Small Triangle is an indispensable tool in digital typography, offering clear, concise direction and orientation within digital text formats.
How to type the ▴ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9652 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.