Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⬩ has the Unicode code point U+2B29. 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+2B29 to binary:
00101011 00101001. 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 10101100 10101001
BLACK SMALL DIAMOND·U+2B29
⬩
Character Information
Code Point
U+2B29
HEX
2B29
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 AC A9 | 11100010 10101100 10101001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2B 29 | 00101011 00101001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 29 2B | 00101001 00101011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2B 29 | 00000000 00000000 00101011 00101001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 29 2B 00 00 | 00101001 00101011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⬩
URI Encoded
%E2%AC%A9
Description
The Unicode character U+2B29, known as the Black Small Diamond, is a versatile symbol with various applications in digital text. Typically employed to represent a right-pointing arrow, it serves an essential role in computer programming and mathematics, denoting a specific direction or relationship between elements. In programming, the character often signifies a decrement operation, whereas in mathematical contexts, it may indicate division by powers of two or symbolize a range of values. The Black Small Diamond is not culturally or linguistically significant but offers valuable functionality for clear communication in digital text, particularly within technical and scientific domains.
How to type the ⬩ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11049 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.