Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⮜ has the Unicode code point U+2B9C. 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+2B9C to binary:
00101011 10011100. 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 10101110 10011100
BLACK LEFTWARDS EQUILATERAL ARROWHEAD·U+2B9C
⮜
Character Information
Code Point
U+2B9C
HEX
2B9C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 AE 9C | 11100010 10101110 10011100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2B 9C | 00101011 10011100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 9C 2B | 10011100 00101011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2B 9C | 00000000 00000000 00101011 10011100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 9C 2B 00 00 | 10011100 00101011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⮜
URI Encoded
%E2%AE%9C
Description
The Unicode character U+2B9C is the "Black Leftwards Equilateral Arrowhead". This symbol has a significant role in digital text as it's used to represent an equilateral triangle with its base pointing leftwards in mathematical and technical documents, making it particularly useful in trigonometry, geometry or any field involving visual representation of angles and directions. It is also utilised in programming languages and digital markup languages such as HTML or XML where it can be used for specifying navigation paths or symbolically representing directions. Despite its relatively niche use, the U+2B9C holds importance due to its precise application in these technical contexts, demonstrating a need for accurate, concise symbols in digital text.
How to type the ⮜ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11164 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.