Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ♥ has the Unicode code point U+2665. 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+2665 to binary:
00100110 01100101. 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 10100101
BLACK HEART SUIT·U+2665
♥
Character Information
Code Point
U+2665
HEX
2665
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 99 A5 | 11100010 10011001 10100101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 26 65 | 00100110 01100101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 65 26 | 01100101 00100110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 26 65 | 00000000 00000000 00100110 01100101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 65 26 00 00 | 01100101 00100110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
♥
URI Encoded
%E2%99%A5
Description
The Unicode character U+2665 represents the Black Heart Suit. This symbol holds significance in various cultural, linguistic, and technical contexts. Typically used in digital text, it is often employed to depict the suit of hearts within a deck of playing cards. In card games like poker or bridge, it helps visually distinguish the hearts from other suits, such as spades (U+2660), clubs (U+2663), and diamonds (U+2666). Despite being associated with love and affection, the heart suit in playing cards has no direct connection to its romantic connotations. The Black Heart Suit is just one of many Unicode characters designed to enhance readability and clarity in digital text, contributing to a richer user experience across devices and platforms.
How to type the ♥ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9829 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.