Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ♬ has the Unicode code point U+266C. 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+266C to binary:
00100110 01101100. 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 10011001 10101100
BEAMED SIXTEENTH NOTES·U+266C
♬
Character Information
Code Point
U+266C
HEX
266C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 99 AC | 11100010 10011001 10101100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 26 6C | 00100110 01101100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 6C 26 | 01101100 00100110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 26 6C | 00000000 00000000 00100110 01101100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 6C 26 00 00 | 01101100 00100110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
♬
URI Encoded
%E2%99%AC
Description
The Unicode character U+266C, known as the "BEAMED SIXTEENTH NOTES", is a musical symbol used in digital text to denote a specific rhythmic pattern. In music notation, it represents a group of sixteenth notes connected by beams, indicating that they should be played simultaneously and with equal value. This character is particularly important for musicians and composers who use it to clearly convey the intended tempo and rhythm in their scores. The BEAMED SIXTEENTH NOTES is part of the Musical Symbols block (U+2660-U+267F) within Unicode, a system that assigns unique code points to characters from diverse languages and scripts for accurate digital representation.
How to type the ♬ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9836 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.