Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+008F. 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+008F to binary:
10001111. 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 10001111
<control>·U+008F
Character Information
Code Point
U+008F
HEX
008F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Control
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C2 8F | 11000010 10001111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 8F | 00000000 10001111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 8F 00 | 10001111 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 8F | 00000000 00000000 00000000 10001111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 8F 00 00 00 | 10001111 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity

URI Encoded
%C2%8F
Description
The Unicode character U+008F (CHARACTER 008F) plays a significant role in digital text as it represents the "DEL" control character, essential for various computer applications and systems. This character is typically used to initiate the removal of characters from a text document or file within data processing and ASCII encoding. In modern computing and digital communication systems, the DELETE command facilitates efficient editing and manipulation of digital text documents. The Latin-1 Supplement Unicode block, where U+008F resides (characters 128 to 255), encompasses a variety of characters serving text formatting and typography purposes. This range of characters includes symbols like pilcrows and en dashes, which are crucial for proper formatting and presentation of written content across various applications and contexts. The Latin-1 Supplement block was designed to extend the basic Latin character set, thereby enhancing the readability and overall appearance of text documents.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0143 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.