Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ☭ has the Unicode code point U+262D. 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+262D to binary:
00100110 00101101. 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 10011000 10101101
HAMMER AND SICKLE·U+262D
☭
Character Information
Code Point
U+262D
HEX
262D
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 98 AD | 11100010 10011000 10101101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 26 2D | 00100110 00101101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2D 26 | 00101101 00100110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 26 2D | 00000000 00000000 00100110 00101101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2D 26 00 00 | 00101101 00100110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
☭
URI Encoded
%E2%98%AD
Description
The Unicode character U+262D, known as the Hammer and Sickle, is a symbol that holds significant historical and political connotations. It is commonly used in digital text to represent communism or the former Soviet Union, due to its association with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's emblem. In this context, the hammer signifies industry and workers, while the sickle represents agriculture and peasants. The character is widely used across various media platforms, from websites to print materials, as a cultural reference or symbolic representation of the political ideology it stands for. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for seamless integration into different languages and text systems, making it accessible for worldwide usage.
How to type the ☭ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9773 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.