Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ☘ has the Unicode code point U+2618. 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+2618 to binary:
00100110 00011000. 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 10011000
SHAMROCK·U+2618
☘
Character Information
Code Point
U+2618
HEX
2618
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 98 98 | 11100010 10011000 10011000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 26 18 | 00100110 00011000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 18 26 | 00011000 00100110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 26 18 | 00000000 00000000 00100110 00011000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 18 26 00 00 | 00011000 00100110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
☘
URI Encoded
%E2%98%98
Description
The Unicode character U+2618 represents the shamrock, a three-leaved plant commonly associated with Irish culture and folklore. In digital text, this symbol is frequently used to denote Irish heritage, St. Patrick's Day celebrations, or themes of good luck and fortune. While it holds no linguistic value in written communication, the shamrock has cultural significance as a symbol of Ireland, often linked to Saint Patrick's use of the three-leaved plant to explain the Holy Trinity to Irish pagans. The character is part of the Miscellaneous Symbols block in Unicode and is easily inserted into text using various platforms and applications.
How to type the ☘ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9752 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.