Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⬝ has the Unicode code point U+2B1D. 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+2B1D to binary:
00101011 00011101. 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 10011101
BLACK VERY SMALL SQUARE·U+2B1D
⬝
Character Information
Code Point
U+2B1D
HEX
2B1D
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 AC 9D | 11100010 10101100 10011101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2B 1D | 00101011 00011101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 1D 2B | 00011101 00101011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2B 1D | 00000000 00000000 00101011 00011101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 1D 2B 00 00 | 00011101 00101011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⬝
URI Encoded
%E2%AC%9D
Description
The Unicode character U+2B1D, also known as the Black Very Small Square (⠿), is a typographic symbol primarily used in digital text for various purposes. It is often employed in coding and programming to denote the end of an element or section, serving as a closing tag. In the context of Unicode, it represents a box-drawing character, specifically the vertical line variant. While this symbol may not have significant cultural, linguistic, or technical importance on its own, it serves an essential function in digital text and code formatting, enabling greater clarity and organization within software applications and documents.
How to type the ⬝ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11037 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.