Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ▥ has the Unicode code point U+25A5. 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+25A5 to binary:
00100101 10100101. 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 10100101
SQUARE WITH VERTICAL FILL·U+25A5
▥
Character Information
Code Point
U+25A5
HEX
25A5
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 96 A5 | 11100010 10010110 10100101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 A5 | 00100101 10100101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A5 25 | 10100101 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 A5 | 00000000 00000000 00100101 10100101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A5 25 00 00 | 10100101 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
▥
URI Encoded
%E2%96%A5
Description
The Unicode character U+25A5, known as the SQUARE WITH VERTICAL FILL, is a typographical symbol primarily used in digital text for creating visual separators or dividers. It is often employed within user interfaces to delineate sections or categories of content, such as in tables or lists. This character does not have any cultural, linguistic, or technical significance beyond its role as an aesthetically pleasing and functional divider. The SQUARE WITH VERTICAL FILL is part of the Box Drawing (U+2500-257F) block in the Unicode Standard, which contains various line drawing symbols used to format text. This character can be easily inserted into digital text using most modern text editors or programming languages that support Unicode characters.
How to type the ▥ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9637 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.