Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⪥ has the Unicode code point U+2AA5. 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+2AA5 to binary:
00101010 10100101. 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 10101010 10100101
GREATER-THAN BESIDE LESS-THAN·U+2AA5
⪥
Character Information
Code Point
U+2AA5
HEX
2AA5
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 AA A5 | 11100010 10101010 10100101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2A A5 | 00101010 10100101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A5 2A | 10100101 00101010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2A A5 | 00000000 00000000 00101010 10100101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A5 2A 00 00 | 10100101 00101010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⪥
URI Encoded
%E2%AA%A5
Description
U+2AA5, known as the Greater-Than Beside Less-Than character, is an obscure Unicode symbol that has minimal usage in digital text. Despite its lack of widespread application, it serves a specific technical role within computer programming and information technology contexts. The character is commonly employed to denote a relationship between two values or elements where one value is greater than another, similar to the traditional greater-than (>) and less-than (<) symbols. However, unlike these more widely recognized symbols, U+2AA5 visually represents this relationship with both values displayed side by side rather than in sequence. Although its usage is limited, it has the potential for application within specialized fields such as computer graphics or mathematical notation where spatial representation of relationships may be preferable.
How to type the ⪥ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 10917 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.