Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⌶ has the Unicode code point U+2336. 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+2336 to binary:
00100011 00110110. 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 10001100 10110110
APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL I-BEAM·U+2336
⌶
Character Information
Code Point
U+2336
HEX
2336
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 8C B6 | 11100010 10001100 10110110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 23 36 | 00100011 00110110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 36 23 | 00110110 00100011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 23 36 | 00000000 00000000 00100011 00110110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 36 23 00 00 | 00110110 00100011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⌶
URI Encoded
%E2%8C%B6
Description
U+2336 APL Functional Symbol I-Beam is a specialized character from the Unicode standard primarily used in digital text for representing an I-beam, which is a structural element widely utilized in construction, specifically in building bridges and skyscrapers. Although it is not commonly found in everyday text, this symbol holds importance in the field of applied mathematics and computing. It originates from the APL programming language, developed by Charles A. Douglas in 1960, where it was used to denote a functional operation or computation process. Today, it continues to serve as a unique symbol for mathematicians and computer scientists working with APL and similar computational languages.
How to type the ⌶ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9014 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.