Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ▢ has the Unicode code point U+25A2. 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+25A2 to binary:
00100101 10100010. 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 10100010
WHITE SQUARE WITH ROUNDED CORNERS·U+25A2
▢
Character Information
Code Point
U+25A2
HEX
25A2
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 96 A2 | 11100010 10010110 10100010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 25 A2 | 00100101 10100010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A2 25 | 10100010 00100101 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 25 A2 | 00000000 00000000 00100101 10100010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A2 25 00 00 | 10100010 00100101 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
▢
URI Encoded
%E2%96%A2
Description
The character U+25A2, known as the WHITE SQUARE WITH ROUNDED CORNERS, is a part of the Unicode Standard, which was designed to provide a unique code for every character in use across all modern digital devices and systems. This character is categorized under geometric shapes under the General Punctuation section of Unicode. It is typically used in HTML and CSS coding to create visually appealing layouts and designs for web pages and documents, serving as a basic graphical building block. Its rounded corners distinguish it from the standard square box character U+25A0, and it can be found in several programming languages like Python, JavaScript, or Ruby when working with Unicode characters. Although not culturally significant or tied to any specific language, it has been widely adopted for its versatility and adaptability in digital text representation across various platforms.
How to type the ▢ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9634 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.