DOUBLE NESTED LESS-THAN WITH UNDERBAR·U+2AA3

Character Information

Code Point
U+2AA3
HEX
2AA3
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 AA A3
11100010 10101010 10100011
UTF16 (big Endian)
2A A3
00101010 10100011
UTF16 (little Endian)
A3 2A
10100011 00101010
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 2A A3
00000000 00000000 00101010 10100011
UTF32 (little Endian)
A3 2A 00 00
10100011 00101010 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
⪣
URI Encoded
%E2%AA%A3

Description

The Unicode character U+2AA3, known as DOUBLE NESTED LESS-THAN WITH UNDERBAR, is a unique typographical symbol that plays an essential role in digital text representation. This character is primarily used in mathematical and technical documents to denote the nested less-than operator with an underscore. It facilitates clarity and precision when expressing complex mathematical equations or algorithms. While it may not have a prominent cultural or linguistic context, its significance lies in enhancing readability and reducing ambiguity in technical texts across various fields, including computer programming, data analysis, and engineering disciplines. Overall, U+2AA3 is an indispensable tool for accurate digital communication in the realm of mathematical expressions and complex calculations.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 10915 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+2AA3. 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+2AA3 to binary: 00101010 10100011. 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 10101010 10100011