CIRCLED HORIZONTAL BAR WITH NOTCH·U+2389

Character Information

Code Point
U+2389
HEX
2389
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 8E 89
11100010 10001110 10001001
UTF16 (big Endian)
23 89
00100011 10001001
UTF16 (little Endian)
89 23
10001001 00100011
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 23 89
00000000 00000000 00100011 10001001
UTF32 (little Endian)
89 23 00 00
10001001 00100011 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
⎉
URI Encoded
%E2%8E%89

Description

The Unicode character U+2389, known as the Circled Horizontal Bar with Notch, is a typographic symbol used in digital text for various applications. It represents an abstract concept of a horizontal bar enclosed within a circle and featuring a notch or gap at its center. This character has no direct linguistic meaning but can serve a crucial role in graphic design, mathematics, and engineering fields where visual representation of specific elements or conditions is essential. Its use in these contexts helps to clarify concepts and improve the overall legibility and comprehension of technical documentation. Due to its unique appearance, it may also be utilized for artistic purposes or as an abstract symbol within logos and branding, although its usage should be considered carefully to avoid misinterpretation.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 9097 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+2389. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    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 the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+2389 to binary: 00100011 10001001. Those are the payload bits.

  3. 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 10001001