Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⍴ has the Unicode code point U+2374. 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+2374 to binary:
00100011 01110100. 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 10110100
APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL RHO·U+2374
⍴
Character Information
Code Point
U+2374
HEX
2374
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 8D B4 | 11100010 10001101 10110100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 23 74 | 00100011 01110100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 74 23 | 01110100 00100011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 23 74 | 00000000 00000000 00100011 01110100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 74 23 00 00 | 01110100 00100011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⍴
URI Encoded
%E2%8D%B4
Description
The Unicode character U+2374 represents the APL Functional Symbol Rho (⌥). This symbol is primarily used within the context of digital text for its role in the programming language APL (A Programming Language), where it functions as a back-space operator. APL is a high-level, array-oriented programming language developed by Charles Wheelton and Ivor Carter, which is particularly used for mathematical computations. The symbol is not widely recognized in general linguistic or cultural contexts but holds significance within the technical domain of computer science, specifically for those familiar with the APL programming language. The character's presence in digital text serves a functional purpose, assisting in the execution of programming commands and operations within APL.
How to type the ⍴ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9076 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.