Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⧀ has the Unicode code point U+29C0. 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+29C0 to binary:
00101001 11000000. 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 10100111 10000000
CIRCLED LESS-THAN·U+29C0
⧀
Character Information
Code Point
U+29C0
HEX
29C0
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 A7 80 | 11100010 10100111 10000000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 29 C0 | 00101001 11000000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | C0 29 | 11000000 00101001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 29 C0 | 00000000 00000000 00101001 11000000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | C0 29 00 00 | 11000000 00101001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⧀
URI Encoded
%E2%A7%80
Description
The Unicode character U+29C0, CIRCLED LESS-THAN, is a mathematical symbol used to represent the inequality operator in digital text. In mathematical expressions and computer programming languages, this symbol is commonly utilized within the context of comparative operations, such as determining whether one value is less than another. While not as widely recognized or frequently used as its non-circular counterpart, the CIRCLED LESS-THAN symbol serves a similar purpose in specific scenarios where an embellished form of the standard inequality operator is desired for aesthetic or thematic reasons.
How to type the ⧀ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 10688 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.