Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⏳ has the Unicode code point U+23F3. 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+23F3 to binary:
00100011 11110011. 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 10001111 10110011
HOURGLASS WITH FLOWING SAND·U+23F3
⏳
Character Information
Code Point
U+23F3
HEX
23F3
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 8F B3 | 11100010 10001111 10110011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 23 F3 | 00100011 11110011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F3 23 | 11110011 00100011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 23 F3 | 00000000 00000000 00100011 11110011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F3 23 00 00 | 11110011 00100011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⏳
URI Encoded
%E2%8F%B3
Description
The Unicode character U+23F3, known as the HOURGLASS WITH FLOWING SAND, serves a significant role in digital text representation. It is commonly used to symbolize the passage of time or the concept of limited resources. In various contexts, this symbol can represent the remaining time during an event, a warning for impending deadline, or a countdown timer in digital media such as websites and applications. The HOURGLASS WITH FLOWING SAND has cultural implications in several societies where sand hourglasses were traditionally used to measure time intervals. Though it doesn't serve any linguistic function per se, its use enhances the readability and interpretability of text content by providing visual cues for temporal concepts. The technical context of this character is straightforward - it is an alphanumeric character defined in Unicode, which ensures consistency in how the symbol is rendered across different platforms and devices.
How to type the ⏳ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 9203 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.