Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⬄ has the Unicode code point U+2B04. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800
to0xffff
.
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 thex
are 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+2B04 to binary:
00101011 00000100
. 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 10000100
LEFT RIGHT WHITE ARROW·U+2B04
⬄
Character Information
Code Point
U+2B04
HEX
2B04
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copyEncoding | Hex | Binary |
---|---|---|
UTF8 | E2 AC 84 | 11100010 10101100 10000100 |
UTF16 (big Endian) | 2B 04 | 00101011 00000100 |
UTF16 (little Endian) | 04 2B | 00000100 00101011 |
UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2B 04 | 00000000 00000000 00101011 00000100 |
UTF32 (little Endian) | 04 2B 00 00 | 00000100 00101011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⬄
URI Encoded
%E2%AC%84
Description
The Unicode character U+2B04, known as the Left Right White Arrow, is a directional symbol widely employed in digital text to indicate the movement of content between left and right directions. It serves a crucial role in various applications and software systems, such as user interfaces, programming languages, and word processing programs, where it facilitates navigation, data flow, and instructional guidance. Despite its relatively niche usage, this symbol plays an indispensable part in ensuring smooth operations across numerous digital platforms.
How to type the ⬄ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11012 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.