Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ♚ has the Unicode code point U+265A. 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+265A to binary:
00100110 01011010. 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 10011010
BLACK CHESS KING·U+265A
♚
Character Information
Code Point
U+265A
HEX
265A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 99 9A | 11100010 10011001 10011010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 26 5A | 00100110 01011010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 5A 26 | 01011010 00100110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 26 5A | 00000000 00000000 00100110 01011010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 5A 26 00 00 | 01011010 00100110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
♚
URI Encoded
%E2%99%9A
Description
The Unicode character U+265A represents the Black Chess King emoji, commonly used in digital text communication to convey information about chess games, particularly when discussing black pieces' moves or positions. Although not directly linked to a specific language, it carries cultural significance in the world of chess and chess enthusiasts as a symbolic representation of the game's most powerful piece. The Black Chess King emoji is part of the Miscellaneous Symbols block within the Unicode Standard, which includes various symbols used for typography and digital communication purposes.
How to type the ♚ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9818 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.