Character Information

Code Point
U+2ACF
HEX
2ACF
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 AB 8F
11100010 10101011 10001111
UTF16 (big Endian)
2A CF
00101010 11001111
UTF16 (little Endian)
CF 2A
11001111 00101010
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 2A CF
00000000 00000000 00101010 11001111
UTF32 (little Endian)
CF 2A 00 00
11001111 00101010 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
⫏
URI Encoded
%E2%AB%8F

Description

The Unicode character U+2ACF, known as the "CLOSED SUBSET" symbol, is an essential typographic element in digital text, particularly within mathematical and computer science contexts. It represents a closed subset of a given set or collection, indicating that all elements within the specified range fall within the boundaries of the depicted subset. This character provides clarity when discussing concepts such as ranges, intervals, and sets in various fields like mathematics, programming, and data analysis. The CLOSED SUBSET symbol has no specific cultural, linguistic, or regional associations, but it serves a vital role in ensuring precise communication within its technical contexts.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 10959 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+2ACF. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    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 the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+2ACF to binary: 00101010 11001111. Those are the payload bits.

  3. 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 10101011 10001111