Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⫽ has the Unicode code point U+2AFD. 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+2AFD to binary:
00101010 11111101. 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 10101011 10111101
DOUBLE SOLIDUS OPERATOR·U+2AFD
⫽
Character Information
Code Point
U+2AFD
HEX
2AFD
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 AB BD | 11100010 10101011 10111101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2A FD | 00101010 11111101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | FD 2A | 11111101 00101010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2A FD | 00000000 00000000 00101010 11111101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | FD 2A 00 00 | 11111101 00101010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⫽
URI Encoded
%E2%AB%BD
Description
The Unicode character U+2AFD, known as the Double Solidus Operator, is a symbol that plays a significant role in digital text. It represents the mathematical operator "//", which is used to divide two integers and return an integer result by discarding any fractional part of the division. This operator is often employed in programming languages such as Python and Perl for performing arithmetic operations. Despite its limited usage in modern computing, it has historical significance in the evolution of computer languages, providing a means for type casting and data manipulation. While there may not be any specific cultural, linguistic, or technical context associated with U+2AFD, it remains an important symbol for developers and programmers working with older programming languages that use integer division operations.
How to type the ⫽ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11005 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.