Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⿷ has the Unicode code point U+2FF7. 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+2FF7 to binary:
00101111 11110111. 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 10110111
IDEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION CHARACTER SURROUND FROM LEFT·U+2FF7
⿷
Character Information
Code Point
U+2FF7
HEX
2FF7
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 BF B7 | 11100010 10111111 10110111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2F F7 | 00101111 11110111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F7 2F | 11110111 00101111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2F F7 | 00000000 00000000 00101111 11110111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F7 2F 00 00 | 11110111 00101111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⿷
URI Encoded
%E2%BF%B7
Description
U+2FF7, the IDEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION CHARACTER SURROUND FROM LEFT, is a Unicode character that plays a crucial role in digital text, specifically in East Asian typography. Its primary purpose is to indicate the direction of adjacent characters and facilitate the proper display of complex scripts, particularly those used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages. In digital text, this character helps ensure the accurate rendering of text by directing the flow of characters from left to right, which is essential for maintaining the intended meaning and context. This Unicode character also plays an important role in software development and website design, as it enables developers to create content that appears correctly on a variety of devices and platforms.
How to type the ⿷ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12279 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.