♶ is the Unicode character RECYCLING SYMBOL FOR TYPE-4 PLASTICS, code point U+2676 (decimal 9846) in the Miscellaneous Symbols block, added in Unicode 3.2. In HTML write ♶, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 99 B6.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2676 |
| Decimal | 9846 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 B6 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2676 |
| UTF-32 | 00002676 |
| HTML decimal | ♶ |
| HTML hex | ♶ |
| CSS | \2676 |
| JavaScript | \u2676 |
| JSON | \u2676 |
| Python | \u2676 |
| Python by name | \N{RECYCLING SYMBOL FOR TYPE-4 PLASTICS} |
| Java, C# | \u2676 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2676} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2676 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%99%B6 |
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 | RECYCLING SYMBOL FOR TYPE-4 PLASTICS |
| Code point | U+2676 (decimal 9846) |
| 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 | 3.2 |
Nearby in Miscellaneous Symbols
- ♮ U+266E Music Natural Sign
- ♯ U+266F Music Sharp Sign
- ♰ U+2670 West Syriac Cross
- ♱ U+2671 East Syriac Cross
- ♲ U+2672 Universal Recycling Symbol
- ♳ U+2673 Recycling Symbol For Type-1 Plastics
- ♴ U+2674 Recycling Symbol For Type-2 Plastics
- ♵ U+2675 Recycling Symbol For Type-3 Plastics
- ♷ U+2677 Recycling Symbol For Type-5 Plastics
- ♸ U+2678 Recycling Symbol For Type-6 Plastics
- ♹ U+2679 Recycling Symbol For Type-7 Plastics
- ♺ U+267A Recycling Symbol For Generic Materials
- ♻ U+267B Recycling symbol
- ♼ U+267C Recycled Paper Symbol
- ♽ U+267D Partially-Recycled Paper Symbol
- ♾ U+267E Infinity
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+2676?
- E2 99 B6 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%99%B6.
- How do I write U+2676 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2676. Python: \u2676.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); 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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