Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⍌ has the Unicode code point U+234C. 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+234C to binary:
00100011 01001100. 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 10001101 10001100
APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD DOWN CARET·U+234C
⍌
Character Information
Code Point
U+234C
HEX
234C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 8D 8C | 11100010 10001101 10001100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 23 4C | 00100011 01001100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 4C 23 | 01001100 00100011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 23 4C | 00000000 00000000 00100011 01001100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 4C 23 00 00 | 01001100 00100011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⍌
URI Encoded
%E2%8D%8C
Description
The Unicode character U+234C represents the APL Functional Symbol Quad Down Caret (⌽). This mathematical symbol is primarily used in digital text for its role in representing the reverse of an APL function or arrow. It is part of the APL (Association for Computing Machinery) functional notation system, which was developed by American mathematician and computer scientist Charles H. Wadsworth as an extension to standard arithmetic notation. The Quad Down Caret symbol (⌽) is used in mathematical expressions to denote that the function or arrow is applied in reverse order. Although its use may be relatively rare outside of specialized contexts like APL programming and notation systems, it remains a vital tool for those working within these specific domains.
How to type the ⍌ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9036 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.