Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ≊ has the Unicode code point U+224A. 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+224A to binary:
00100010 01001010. 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 10001001 10001010
ALMOST EQUAL OR EQUAL TO·U+224A
≊
Character Information
Code Point
U+224A
HEX
224A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 89 8A | 11100010 10001001 10001010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 22 4A | 00100010 01001010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 4A 22 | 01001010 00100010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 22 4A | 00000000 00000000 00100010 01001010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 4A 22 00 00 | 01001010 00100010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
≊
URI Encoded
%E2%89%8A
Description
U+224A is the Unicode code point for "Almost Equal To" (≈), a symbol commonly used in mathematics and digital text to represent an inequality between two values that are almost, but not quite, equal. This symbol is particularly useful in comparing numerical approximations or making statements about the relative magnitude of two quantities. In mathematical contexts, it often appears in expressions involving limits, continuity, or differential equations, and can also be found in engineering or scientific documents. The "Almost Equal To" symbol is a part of the Miscellaneous Technical (U+2000-U+2FFF) block of Unicode characters and was first introduced in version 1.0. This widely adopted standard has made it easier for digital text to be read across different platforms, devices, and programming languages, thereby improving global communication and collaboration in various fields.
How to type the ≊ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8778 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.