Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⊤ has the Unicode code point U+22A4. 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+22A4 to binary:
00100010 10100100. 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 10001010 10100100
DOWN TACK·U+22A4
⊤
Character Information
Code Point
U+22A4
HEX
22A4
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 8A A4 | 11100010 10001010 10100100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 22 A4 | 00100010 10100100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A4 22 | 10100100 00100010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 22 A4 | 00000000 00000000 00100010 10100100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A4 22 00 00 | 10100100 00100010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⊤
URI Encoded
%E2%8A%A4
Description
The Unicode character U+22A4, also known as the Down Tack (⇓), is a typographical symbol that primarily serves in mathematical expressions and digital text for representing a downward direction or vector. It is commonly utilized in vector algebra to signify the downward orientation of a vector or point in two-dimensional or three-dimensional spaces. The Down Tack has no cultural, linguistic, or context-specific usage and is purely a technical symbol. Although it may seem obscure or niche, it plays an essential role in fields such as computer graphics, video game development, physics simulations, and computer-aided design (CAD).
How to type the ⊤ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8868 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.