Character Information

Code Point
U+27C4
HEX
27C4
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 9F 84
11100010 10011111 10000100
UTF16 (big Endian)
27 C4
00100111 11000100
UTF16 (little Endian)
C4 27
11000100 00100111
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 27 C4
00000000 00000000 00100111 11000100
UTF32 (little Endian)
C4 27 00 00
11000100 00100111 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
⟄
URI Encoded
%E2%9F%84

Description

The Unicode character U+27C4 is known as the OPEN SUPERSET symbol. It is primarily used in digital text to represent an open superset, a concept in mathematics and set theory. In this context, it signifies that one set contains another set along with additional elements. This symbol plays a crucial role in representing complex mathematical relationships and concepts within digital text. While the OPEN SUPERSET symbol may not be widely recognized or used outside of specialized fields like mathematics and computer science, its importance lies in its ability to accurately represent these specific concepts. As digital communication continues to expand and diversify, characters like U+27C4 are increasingly important for maintaining clarity and precision in technical discussions.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 10180 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+27C4. 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+27C4 to binary: 00100111 11000100. 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 10000100