Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ⸄ has the Unicode code point U+2E04. 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+2E04 to binary:
00101110 00000100. 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 10111000 10000100
LEFT DOTTED SUBSTITUTION BRACKET·U+2E04
⸄
Character Information
Code Point
U+2E04
HEX
2E04
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Initial Quote
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 B8 84 | 11100010 10111000 10000100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 2E 04 | 00101110 00000100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 04 2E | 00000100 00101110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 2E 04 | 00000000 00000000 00101110 00000100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 04 2E 00 00 | 00000100 00101110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⸄
URI Encoded
%E2%B8%84
Description
The Left Dotted Substitution Bracket (U+2E04) is a lesser-known Unicode character that serves a specific role in digital text. It is primarily used in the context of marking the beginning or end of a substitutable block of text, particularly in specialized typesetting and document formatting. The Left Dotted Substitution Bracket, along with its right counterpart (U+2E05), is essential for ensuring accurate and consistent formatting when substituting or replacing specific blocks of text within documents. In certain niche applications, such as mathematical or scientific texts, these characters may play a more prominent role in delineating sections of the document for efficient editing and formatting. However, due to its limited usage and less common contexts, the Left Dotted Substitution Bracket is not widely recognized by most digital text users or typography enthusiasts.
How to type the ⸄ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 11780 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.