Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⩻ has the Unicode code point U+2A7B. 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+2A7B to binary:
00101010 01111011. 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 10101001 10111011
LESS-THAN WITH QUESTION MARK ABOVE·U+2A7B
⩻
Character Information
Code Point
U+2A7B
HEX
2A7B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 A9 BB | 11100010 10101001 10111011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2A 7B | 00101010 01111011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 7B 2A | 01111011 00101010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2A 7B | 00000000 00000000 00101010 01111011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 7B 2A 00 00 | 01111011 00101010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⩻
URI Encoded
%E2%A9%BB
Description
The Unicode character U+2A7B is known as the "LESS-THAN WITH QUESTION MARK ABOVE" in typography. It is commonly used in digital text to represent a question mark symbol with an additional diagonal stroke, resembling a less-than sign (<). This unique combination of symbols can be found in various programming languages and mathematical expressions where it serves as a specific operator or modifier. U+2A7B holds significance in digital communication, particularly in computer science and mathematics, where it may represent various concepts such as an inequality operator in algebra, or a conditional statement in programming languages like Python. Despite its relatively niche usage, the LESS-THAN WITH QUESTION MARK ABOVE character plays an essential role in facilitating precise communication within these specialized fields.
How to type the ⩻ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 10875 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.