✂ is the Unicode emoji BLACK SCISSORS (“scissors”), code point U+2702 (decimal 9986) in the Dingbats block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ✂, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 9C 82.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2702 |
| Decimal | 9986 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9C 82 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2702 |
| UTF-32 | 00002702 |
| HTML decimal | ✂ |
| HTML hex | ✂ |
| CSS | \2702 |
| JavaScript | \u2702 |
| JSON | \u2702 |
| Python | \u2702 |
| Python by name | \N{BLACK SCISSORS} |
| Java, C# | \u2702 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2702} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2702 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%9C%82 |
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 SCISSORS |
| Emoji name | scissors |
| Code point | U+2702 (decimal 9986) |
| Block | Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF) |
| 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 Dingbats
- ✀ U+2700 Black Safety Scissors
- ✁ U+2701 Upper Blade Scissors
- ✃ U+2703 Lower Blade Scissors
- ✄ U+2704 White Scissors
- ✅ U+2705 Check mark button
- ✆ U+2706 Telephone Location Sign
- ✇ U+2707 Tape Drive
- ✈ U+2708 Airplane
- ✉ U+2709 Envelope
- ✊ U+270A Raised fist
All 192 characters: Dingbats.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ✂?
- Use ✂ (decimal) or ✂ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2702?
- E2 9C 82 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%9C%82.
- How do I write U+2702 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2702. Python: \u2702.
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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