Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ♮ has the Unicode code point U+266E. 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+266E to binary:
00100110 01101110. 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 10101110
MUSIC NATURAL SIGN·U+266E
♮
Character Information
Code Point
U+266E
HEX
266E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 99 AE | 11100010 10011001 10101110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 26 6E | 00100110 01101110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 6E 26 | 01101110 00100110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 26 6E | 00000000 00000000 00100110 01101110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 6E 26 00 00 | 01101110 00100110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
♮
URI Encoded
%E2%99%AE
Description
The Unicode character U+266E, known as the Music Natural Sign (♮), holds significant importance in digital text pertaining to musical notations. This symbol is commonly employed to represent the standard Western musical pitch or tone. In music theory, it denotes a perfect tone, which indicates that the ratio of two frequencies corresponds with one of the simple ratio values of 2:1, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 6:5, 7:6, 8:7, 9:8, or 10:9. Its application extends across various music software and notation programs to assist composers, musicians, and educators in accurately representing pitch information for diverse genres of music. As a result, the Music Natural Sign (♮) plays a vital role in facilitating effective communication within the global musical community and maintaining consistency in musical expression.
How to type the ♮ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9838 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.