Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+0096. 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+0096 to binary:
10010110. 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 10010110
<control>·U+0096
Character Information
Code Point
U+0096
HEX
0096
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Control
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | C2 96 | 11000010 10010110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 00 96 | 00000000 10010110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 96 00 | 10010110 00000000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 00 96 | 00000000 00000000 00000000 10010110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 96 00 00 00 | 10010110 00000000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
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URI Encoded
%C2%96
Description
The Unicode character U+0096 (CHARACTER 0096), with codepoint 0096 and code 150, is known as the <control> character. Despite being part of the Latin-1 Supplement block, which contains characters used for various text formatting and typography purposes, this particular character does not have a common usage in digital text. It remains an enigmatic entity within the vast universe of Unicode characters, lacking any significant cultural, linguistic, or technical context. Its lack of purpose may be due to its placement in the 'Control Characters' (General Category: Cc) category, which is reserved for characters that are not intended to display on their own but rather serve as control codes to direct other text rendering processes. It stands as an anomaly within this block, awaiting potential future usage or role in digital text communication.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0150 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.