Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⍬ has the Unicode code point U+236C. 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+236C to binary:
00100011 01101100. 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 10101100
APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL ZILDE·U+236C
⍬
Character Information
Code Point
U+236C
HEX
236C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 8D AC | 11100010 10001101 10101100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 23 6C | 00100011 01101100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 6C 23 | 01101100 00100011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 23 6C | 00000000 00000000 00100011 01101100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 6C 23 00 00 | 01101100 00100011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⍬
URI Encoded
%E2%8D%AC
Description
The Unicode character U+236C, known as the APL Functional Symbol Zilde (⊛), is a mathematical symbol primarily used in digital text for its role in representing a specific algebraic function. This glyph has roots in the Algebraic Notation system of the programming language APL, which was developed by Kenneth E. Iverson in the 1960s. U+236C is utilized to denote the zilde operation, which is an infix operator that takes two operands and combines them according to a specific rule: one operand is multiplied by the other in a matrix multiplication. This symbol's significance lies in its use within APL programming, where it serves as an essential part of the language's powerful set of operators for manipulating arrays and matrices. As a result, U+236C holds cultural, linguistic, and technical importance within the niche community of APL programmers and mathematicians who work with array-oriented computations.
How to type the ⍬ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9068 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.