Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⧕ has the Unicode code point U+29D5. 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+29D5 to binary:
00101001 11010101. 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 10010101
TIMES WITH RIGHT HALF BLACK·U+29D5
⧕
Character Information
Code Point
U+29D5
HEX
29D5
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 A7 95 | 11100010 10100111 10010101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 29 D5 | 00101001 11010101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | D5 29 | 11010101 00101001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 29 D5 | 00000000 00000000 00101001 11010101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | D5 29 00 00 | 11010101 00101001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⧕
URI Encoded
%E2%A7%95
Description
The Unicode character U+29D5, known as "TIMES WITH RIGHT HALF BLACK," is a typographical symbol that plays a crucial role in digital text. It serves to represent the multiplication operation by combining with other symbols or characters to form mathematical expressions. In a typical usage scenario, it might be paired with another character or symbol to indicate multiplication when a more sophisticated representation is required beyond the standard multiplication symbol "x" or "*". This character contributes to the diversity of digital text representations and aids in clarifying meaning in specific contexts where standard symbols may not suffice. While this character does not have any direct cultural, linguistic, or technical significance by itself, it does contribute to the overall expressiveness of digital typography and mathematics.
How to type the ⧕ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 10709 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.