Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⿰ has the Unicode code point U+2FF0. 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+2FF0 to binary:
00101111 11110000. 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 10111111 10110000
IDEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION CHARACTER LEFT TO RIGHT·U+2FF0
⿰
Character Information
Code Point
U+2FF0
HEX
2FF0
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 BF B0 | 11100010 10111111 10110000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2F F0 | 00101111 11110000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F0 2F | 11110000 00101111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2F F0 | 00000000 00000000 00101111 11110000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F0 2F 00 00 | 11110000 00101111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⿰
URI Encoded
%E2%BF%B0
Description
U+2FF0 is an IDEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION CHARACTER used in digital text to represent a directional change from left to right. It plays a crucial role in Unicode, the universal character encoding standard, by helping users understand the flow of text in languages where reading direction varies. This character is particularly useful in typography and linguistics when dealing with texts from cultures that use both left-to-right and right-to-left writing systems, such as Arabic, Hebrew, or Persian scripts. By using U+2FF0, digital content creators can effectively convey the correct direction of text without disrupting the natural flow of reading for users.
How to type the ⿰ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12272 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.