Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⚣ has the Unicode code point U+26A3. 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+26A3 to binary:
00100110 10100011. 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 10011010 10100011
DOUBLED MALE SIGN·U+26A3
⚣
Character Information
Code Point
U+26A3
HEX
26A3
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 9A A3 | 11100010 10011010 10100011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 26 A3 | 00100110 10100011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A3 26 | 10100011 00100110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 26 A3 | 00000000 00000000 00100110 10100011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A3 26 00 00 | 10100011 00100110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⚣
URI Encoded
%E2%9A%A3
Description
The Unicode character U+26A3 is known as the Doubled Male Sign, which visually represents two male gender symbols merged together. In digital text, this character is often used to denote a strong masculine presence or association. It has no direct linguistic function but can be employed in cultural contexts where gender representation and symbolism are important. This character has been historically utilized in typography for various purposes, such as in heraldry, symbolizing two male figures or entities combined as one. However, it is less commonly seen in contemporary digital text usage. While its role is not significant in daily communication, the Doubled Male Sign serves as a unique and distinctive character within the vast Unicode system.
How to type the ⚣ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9891 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.