Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ☳ has the Unicode code point U+2633. 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+2633 to binary:
00100110 00110011. 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 10110011
TRIGRAM FOR THUNDER·U+2633
☳
Character Information
Code Point
U+2633
HEX
2633
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 98 B3 | 11100010 10011000 10110011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 26 33 | 00100110 00110011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 33 26 | 00110011 00100110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 26 33 | 00000000 00000000 00100110 00110011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 33 26 00 00 | 00110011 00100110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
☳
URI Encoded
%E2%98%B3
Description
The Unicode character U+2633, known as the Trigram for Thunder, holds significant cultural and symbolic value across various societies, particularly in Chinese tradition. It is a component of the ancient divination system called "I Ching" or Book of Changes, where it represents one of the eight trigrams (or gua) that make up the 64 hexagrams. These trigrams are composed of three lines each and signify different aspects of nature, such as heaven, earth, fire, water, wood, metal, wind, and thunder. In digital text, U+2633 is often used to represent the thunder trigram (Qiang) or its corresponding hexagram (Xu), conveying concepts such as overpowering force, abrupt change, and uncontrolled energy. Its utilization in digital text primarily serves to convey these meanings within cultural, religious, and philosophical contexts, as well as for aesthetic purposes in typography and design.
How to type the ☳ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9779 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.