N-ARY UNION OPERATOR WITH DOT·U+2A03

Character Information

Code Point
U+2A03
HEX
2A03
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 A8 83
11100010 10101000 10000011
UTF16 (big Endian)
2A 03
00101010 00000011
UTF16 (little Endian)
03 2A
00000011 00101010
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 2A 03
00000000 00000000 00101010 00000011
UTF32 (little Endian)
03 2A 00 00
00000011 00101010 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
⨃
URI Encoded
%E2%A8%83

Description

The Unicode character U+2A03, known as the N-ARY UNION OPERATOR WITH DOT, is a typographical symbol primarily utilized in digital text. It serves to represent the union of multiple sets or categories within a specific context. In mathematical and computer science terminology, it denotes the union operation in set theory, combining elements from different groups into a single, unified set. This character's inclusion of a dot distinguishes it from other similar symbols, such as U+2A01 (N-ARY UNION OPERATOR) and U+2205 (UNION PLUS), which do not have this visual element. The use of the N-ARY UNION OPERATOR WITH DOT is often seen in digital texts involving mathematical equations, computer programming, and data manipulation. Although it may appear infrequently in comparison to other Unicode characters, its specificity and clarity contribute significantly to accurate communication within these specialized fields.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 10755 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+2A03. 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+2A03 to binary: 00101010 00000011. 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 10101000 10000011