Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+16FE. 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+16FE to binary:
00010110 11111110. 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:
11100001 10011011 10111110
CHARACTER 16FE·U+16FE
Character Information
Code Point
U+16FE
HEX
16FE
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9B BE | 11100001 10011011 10111110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 FE | 00010110 11111110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | FE 16 | 11111110 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 FE | 00000000 00000000 00010110 11111110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | FE 16 00 00 | 11111110 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
᛾
URI Encoded
%E1%9B%BE
Description
The Unicode character U+16FE is a relatively obscure code point, often used as a replacement character or for internal formatting purposes within digital texts. It does not represent any specific character from a particular language or script, but rather serves as a "zero-width no-break space" (ZWNBSP), which is designed to prevent line breaks and adjacent characters from being split across two lines of text. While it may not have a direct cultural, linguistic, or technical context in most applications, the ZWNBSP character plays an essential role in maintaining the correct formatting and layout of digital text, particularly in multi-byte languages like Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Overall, U+16FE is a vital tool for ensuring accurate text rendering and readability across various platforms and devices.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5886 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.