Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⫷ has the Unicode code point U+2AF7. 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+2AF7 to binary:
00101010 11110111. 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 10110111
TRIPLE NESTED LESS-THAN·U+2AF7
⫷
Character Information
Code Point
U+2AF7
HEX
2AF7
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Math Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 AB B7 | 11100010 10101011 10110111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2A F7 | 00101010 11110111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F7 2A | 11110111 00101010 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2A F7 | 00000000 00000000 00101010 11110111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F7 2A 00 00 | 11110111 00101010 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⫷
URI Encoded
%E2%AB%B7
Description
The Unicode character U+2AF7, known as the TRIPLE NESTED LESS-THAN symbol, is an obscure character that has little to no practical usage in digital text. It falls under the General Punctuation category of the Unicode Standard, which consists of symbols and punctuations used to separate or structure content in texts. However, it is important to note that this specific symbol holds significance as one of the least-used characters within this category due to its highly specialized purpose. The TRIPLE NESTED LESS-THAN character serves a technical role in certain computer programming and markup languages for indicating nested structures or constructs. It could be used, albeit rarely, to denote a specific type of logical or syntactic structure within a code or document. Despite its existence in the Unicode Standard, this symbol does not have any notable cultural, linguistic, or technical context outside of programming and markup language applications. In summary, the Unicode character U+2AF7 serves as an esoteric symbol for TRIPLE NESTED LESS-THAN, primarily used in specialized computer programming and markup languages to indicate nested structures. While it may hold some significance within these contexts, it is not widely used or recognized outside of technical applications.
How to type the ⫷ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 10999 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.