Character Information

Code Point
U+27C3
HEX
27C3
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 9F 83
11100010 10011111 10000011
UTF16 (big Endian)
27 C3
00100111 11000011
UTF16 (little Endian)
C3 27
11000011 00100111
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 27 C3
00000000 00000000 00100111 11000011
UTF32 (little Endian)
C3 27 00 00
11000011 00100111 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
⟃
URI Encoded
%E2%9F%83

Description

The Unicode character U+27C3 represents the Open Subset symbol (⊆). This mathematical symbol is typically used in digital text for set theory and computer science to denote that a particular set contains all elements of another set, or a subset relationship. It is often employed within algorithms, proofs, and logic statements to illustrate relationships between sets. The Open Subset symbol has no specific cultural, linguistic, or technical context outside of its mathematical usage. Its accuracy and precision in representing set containment make it an essential tool for professionals in fields such as computer science, mathematics, and logic.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 10179 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+27C3. 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+27C3 to binary: 00100111 11000011. 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 10011111 10000011