Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⫲ has the Unicode code point U+2AF2. 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+2AF2 to binary:
00101010 11110010. 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 10110010
PARALLEL WITH HORIZONTAL STROKE·U+2AF2
⫲
Character Information
Code Point
U+2AF2
HEX
2AF2
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 AB B2 | 11100010 10101011 10110010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2A F2 | 00101010 11110010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F2 2A | 11110010 00101010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2A F2 | 00000000 00000000 00101010 11110010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F2 2A 00 00 | 11110010 00101010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⫲
URI Encoded
%E2%AB%B2
Description
The Unicode character U+2AF2, known as the "PARALLEL WITH HORIZONTAL STROKE" (‖), holds a significant position in digital typography. This character is often employed to depict parallelism or concurrency in textual content across various digital platforms and applications. In linguistic contexts, this glyph can serve as a visual metaphor for the concept of simultaneous occurrences or events happening at the same time. For instance, it might be used in technical documentation to illustrate paralleling in electrical systems or concurrent processes in computer programming. While its usage may not be as widespread as other characters, the PARALLEL WITH HORIZONTAL STROKE (‖) plays a crucial role in conveying the notion of parallelism and simultaneity within digital text, thereby enriching the overall communication experience.
How to type the ⫲ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 10994 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.