Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⎋ has the Unicode code point U+238B. 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+238B to binary:
00100011 10001011. 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 10001110 10001011
BROKEN CIRCLE WITH NORTHWEST ARROW·U+238B
⎋
Character Information
Code Point
U+238B
HEX
238B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 8E 8B | 11100010 10001110 10001011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 23 8B | 00100011 10001011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 8B 23 | 10001011 00100011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 23 8B | 00000000 00000000 00100011 10001011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 8B 23 00 00 | 10001011 00100011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⎋
URI Encoded
%E2%8E%8B
Description
The Unicode character U+238B, commonly known as the Broken Circle with Northwest Arrow, is a specialized symbol primarily used in digital text for mathematical and scientific applications. In these contexts, it represents an open-ended interval or a region that is bounded but not completely closed off. This makes it useful for visualizing abstract concepts and relationships in fields such as topology, geometry, and calculus. The Broken Circle with Northwest Arrow, unlike its full circle counterpart, implies a sense of orientation and directionality. However, it does not have any direct cultural, linguistic, or technical context outside of these specialized disciplines. Its use is relatively rare, as most digital text relies on standard symbols and characters for communication.
How to type the ⎋ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9099 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.