Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+0086. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0080to0x07ff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 11 bits within the final 16 bits and that it will have the format:110xxxxx 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+0086 to binary:
10000110. 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:
11000010 10000110
<control>·U+0086
Character Information
Code Point
U+0086
HEX
0086
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Control
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C2 86 | 11000010 10000110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 86 | 00000000 10000110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 86 00 | 10000110 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 86 | 00000000 00000000 00000000 10000110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 86 00 00 00 | 10000110 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
†
URI Encoded
%C2%86
Description
The Unicode character U+0086, also known as "Next Line" (NEL) or "Line Feed" (LF), is a Control Character (name: <control>, nameSlug: lesscontrolgreater-u-0086) primarily used in digital text processing to signal the start of a new line or paragraph. Although not typically visible in user-facing applications, it plays a crucial role in the underlying formatting of text, ensuring that content displays correctly across different platforms and devices. In programming and data exchange contexts, U+0086 is often used alongside other control characters like Carriage Return (U+000D) to facilitate line breaks and maintain compatibility with older systems or specifications. The character belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement Unicode block (category: {"id":678,"name":"Latin-1 Supplement","slug":"latin-1-supplement","start":128,"end":255,"description":"The Latin-1 Supplement Unicode block is a versatile collection of 256 characters...","shortDescription":"The Latin-1 Supplement Unicode block comprises characters ranging from 128 to 255, serving various text formatting and typography purposes..."}), which extends the basic Latin character set with additional symbols essential for proper formatting and presentation of written content.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0134 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.