Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+083F. 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+083F to binary:
00001000 00111111. 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:
11100000 10100000 10111111
CHARACTER 083F·U+083F
Character Information
Code Point
U+083F
HEX
083F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E0 A0 BF | 11100000 10100000 10111111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 08 3F | 00001000 00111111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 3F 08 | 00111111 00001000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 08 3F | 00000000 00000000 00001000 00111111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 3F 08 00 00 | 00111111 00001000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
࠿
URI Encoded
%E0%A0%BF
Description
U+083F is a typographical character within the Unicode standard, specifically belonging to the "Supplemental Punctuation" category. It is represented visually as the horizontal ellipsis, denoted by three dots aligned horizontally (...) rather than vertically. While not as commonly used as the more popular vertical ellipsis (U+2026), it serves an important purpose in digital text when horizontal spacing is required for clarity or to distinguish between different kinds of pauses or disruptions in the flow of information. The horizontal ellipsis can be found in various programming languages, markup languages, and text formats, typically used to indicate a pause in thought, an unfinished list, or a series of items where the middle item(s) are omitted for brevity. Although it is not associated with any specific cultural, linguistic, or technical context, its usage can be found globally across various languages and platforms, offering a versatile option for indicating a pause in digital text.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 2111 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.