Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ♯ has the Unicode code point U+266F. 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+266F to binary:
00100110 01101111. 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 10101111
MUSIC SHARP SIGN·U+266F
♯
Character Information
Code Point
U+266F
HEX
266F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 99 AF | 11100010 10011001 10101111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 26 6F | 00100110 01101111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 6F 26 | 01101111 00100110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 26 6F | 00000000 00000000 00100110 01101111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 6F 26 00 00 | 01101111 00100110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
♯
URI Encoded
%E2%99%AF
Description
The Unicode character U+266F, known as the Music Sharp Sign, is a symbol commonly used in various musical notations. It signifies an increase of one half step, also referred to as a semitone or a cent, in musical terminology. This universal symbol is widely recognized and employed in digital text across diverse applications such as music theory, composition, transcription, and notation software. Its role extends beyond the realm of Western music, with its usage observed in Indian classical music, where it represents a specific interval called "Pancham". In addition to musical contexts, the Music Sharp Sign can occasionally be found in informal digital text to emphasize or denote an element of increase, such as "price" or "temperature", although this usage is not standardized.
How to type the ♯ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9839 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.