Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⨬ has the Unicode code point U+2A2C. 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+2A2C to binary:
00101010 00101100. 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 10101000 10101100
MINUS SIGN WITH RISING DOTS·U+2A2C
⨬
Character Information
Code Point
U+2A2C
HEX
2A2C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 A8 AC | 11100010 10101000 10101100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2A 2C | 00101010 00101100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2C 2A | 00101100 00101010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2A 2C | 00000000 00000000 00101010 00101100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2C 2A 00 00 | 00101100 00101010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⨬
URI Encoded
%E2%A8%AC
Description
The Unicode character U+2A2C, known as the MINUS SIGN WITH RISING DOTS, plays a unique role in digital text. It is primarily used to indicate a decrease or reduction in a particular quantity or value. This symbol can be found in mathematical equations and financial documents where it signifies subtraction or downward change. While its usage may seem limited, this character carries significant importance in certain contexts, especially in finance where it's commonly used to show depreciation or diminishing returns. Despite not having a widespread cultural or linguistic significance, the MINUS SIGN WITH RISING DOTS remains an important typographical feature that contributes to the precision and clarity of digital text, particularly in numerical and mathematical contexts.
How to type the ⨬ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 10796 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.