Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⌚ has the Unicode code point U+231A. 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+231A to binary:
00100011 00011010. 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 10001100 10011010
WATCH·U+231A
⌚
Character Information
Code Point
U+231A
HEX
231A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 8C 9A | 11100010 10001100 10011010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 23 1A | 00100011 00011010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 1A 23 | 00011010 00100011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 23 1A | 00000000 00000000 00100011 00011010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 1A 23 00 00 | 00011010 00100011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⌚
URI Encoded
%E2%8C%9A
Description
The Unicode character U+231A represents the "WATCH" symbol (⏭). It is often used in digital text to indicate a watch or a clock in various contexts such as programming, technical documentation, and software applications where timing or scheduling is a critical aspect. The WATCH symbol holds no cultural significance but it does serve an important technical role in representing time-related concepts in a universally recognizable manner. Due to its typographic nature, the WATCH symbol is often used in the context of programming languages that support Unicode characters for added clarity and precision in communicating time-related ideas or instructions.
How to type the ⌚ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8986 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.