Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⬿ has the Unicode code point U+2B3F. 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+2B3F to binary:
00101011 00111111. 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 10111111
WAVE ARROW POINTING DIRECTLY LEFT·U+2B3F
⬿
Character Information
Code Point
U+2B3F
HEX
2B3F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 AC BF | 11100010 10101100 10111111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2B 3F | 00101011 00111111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 3F 2B | 00111111 00101011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2B 3F | 00000000 00000000 00101011 00111111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 3F 2B 00 00 | 00111111 00101011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⬿
URI Encoded
%E2%AC%BF
Description
The Unicode character U+2B3F, the WAVE ARROW POINTING DIRECTLY LEFT, is a typographical symbol that holds significant utility in digital text. This special character serves a specific purpose in illustrating direction or flow of information, often used in diagrams, computer graphics, and programming contexts to indicate leftward progression or movement. In linguistic terms, it allows for clearer communication of directions or sequences when textual descriptions alone may be ambiguous. Its usage is typically confined to such technical and specialized domains rather than everyday language use, owing to its specificity. It is a part of the Unicode standard, which encompasses characters from all known languages, scripts, and technical symbols for digital representation.
How to type the ⬿ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11071 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.