Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ↈ has the Unicode code point U+2188. 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+2188 to binary:
00100001 10001000. 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 10000110 10001000
ROMAN NUMERAL ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND·U+2188
ↈ
Character Information
Code Point
U+2188
HEX
2188
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Letter Number
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 86 88 | 11100010 10000110 10001000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 21 88 | 00100001 10001000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 88 21 | 10001000 00100001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 21 88 | 00000000 00000000 00100001 10001000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 88 21 00 00 | 10001000 00100001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ↈ
URI Encoded
%E2%86%88
Description
The character U+2188, also known as the Roman Numeral One Hundred Thousand (XCVIII), is an essential element in digital text, especially within typography and historical documents. In its typical usage, it represents a significant numeric value equivalent to one hundred thousand in the Roman numeral system, which was widely used from ancient times through the 19th century in Europe. This character reflects an important aspect of human cultural history and demonstrates how diverse numbering systems have evolved over time. The Roman Numeral One Hundred Thousand is a key component in the study of typography, providing insights into historical numeral usage and offering modern designers a valuable tool for exploring ancient typographic conventions. In terms of technical context, U+2188 is a Unicode character that can be easily incorporated into digital text through appropriate software encoding, allowing for accurate representation across various platforms and formats.
How to type the ↈ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8584 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.