Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⎆ has the Unicode code point U+2386. 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+2386 to binary:
00100011 10000110. 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 10000110
ENTER SYMBOL·U+2386
⎆
Character Information
Code Point
U+2386
HEX
2386
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 8E 86 | 11100010 10001110 10000110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 23 86 | 00100011 10000110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 86 23 | 10000110 00100011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 23 86 | 00000000 00000000 00100011 10000110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 86 23 00 00 | 10000110 00100011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⎆
URI Encoded
%E2%8E%86
Description
The Unicode character U+2386, known as the ENTER SYMBOL, serves a significant role in digital text by visually representing the Enter key on a computer keyboard. This symbol is typically used in user interfaces and help documentation to indicate where users should press the Enter key to submit information or execute commands. The ENTER SYMBOL holds no specific cultural or linguistic context but plays a crucial technical function in facilitating user interactions with software applications, particularly those relying on command-line interfaces or forms. In programming languages and markup languages such as HTML, this symbol can be used in place of the actual Enter key for certain functions, contributing to accuracy and reducing potential human errors.
How to type the ⎆ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9094 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.