Character Information

Code Point
U+22A8
HEX
22A8
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 8A A8
11100010 10001010 10101000
UTF16 (big Endian)
22 A8
00100010 10101000
UTF16 (little Endian)
A8 22
10101000 00100010
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 22 A8
00000000 00000000 00100010 10101000
UTF32 (little Endian)
A8 22 00 00
10101000 00100010 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
⊨
URI Encoded
%E2%8A%A8

Description

The Unicode character U+22A8, known as "TRUE", is a mathematical symbol used predominantly in digital text to represent the concept of truth in logical statements. In computer science and mathematics, it serves as an important element in formal logic and propositional calculus. The character plays a pivotal role in establishing the veracity of arguments and expressions within these disciplines. Although its usage is primarily technical, U+22A8 also holds significance in the context of programming languages, where it is often employed to represent boolean values. Despite its technical nature, the character "TRUE" maintains relevance across various cultural and linguistic contexts due to the widespread use of programming languages in today's technology-driven world.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 8872 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+22A8. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    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 the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+22A8 to binary: 00100010 10101000. Those are the payload bits.

  3. 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 10101000