☀ is the Unicode emoji BLACK SUN WITH RAYS (“sun”), code point U+2600 (decimal 9728) in the Miscellaneous Symbols block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ☀, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 98 80.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2600 |
| Decimal | 9728 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 98 80 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2600 |
| UTF-32 | 00002600 |
| HTML decimal | ☀ |
| HTML hex | ☀ |
| CSS | \2600 |
| JavaScript | \u2600 |
| JSON | \u2600 |
| Python | \u2600 |
| Python by name | \N{BLACK SUN WITH RAYS} |
| Java, C# | \u2600 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2600} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2600 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%98%80 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | BLACK SUN WITH RAYS |
| Emoji name | sun |
| Code point | U+2600 (decimal 9728) |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF) |
| General category | So: Other symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Miscellaneous Symbols
- ☁ U+2601 Cloud
- ☂ U+2602 Umbrella
- ☃ U+2603 Snowman
- ☄ U+2604 Comet
- ★ U+2605 Black Star
- ☆ U+2606 White Star
- ☇ U+2607 Lightning
- ☈ U+2608 Thunderstorm
All 256 characters: Miscellaneous Symbols.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ☀?
- Use ☀ (decimal) or ☀ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2600?
- E2 98 80 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%98%80.
- How do I write U+2600 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2600. Python: \u2600.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3) and the Unicode emoji test data; HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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