This is the Unicode character VARIATION SELECTOR-16, code point U+FE0F (decimal 65039) in the Variation Selectors block, added in Unicode 3.2. In HTML write ️, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes EF B8 8F.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+FE0F |
| Decimal | 65039 |
| UTF-8 bytes | EF B8 8F |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | FE0F |
| UTF-32 | 0000FE0F |
| HTML decimal | ️ |
| HTML hex | ️ |
| CSS | \FE0F |
| JavaScript | \uFE0F |
| JSON | \uFE0F |
| Python | \uFE0F |
| Python by name | \N{VARIATION SELECTOR-16} |
| Java, C# | \uFE0F |
| Rust, Swift | \u{FE0F} |
| Go, C, C++ | \uFE0F |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %EF%B8%8F |
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 | VARIATION SELECTOR-16 |
| Also known as | VS16 |
| Code point | U+FE0F (decimal 65039) |
| Block | Variation Selectors (U+FE00–U+FE0F) |
| General category | Mn: Non-spacing mark |
| Script | Inherited |
| Bidirectional class | NSM: Non-spacing mark |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 3.2 |
Nearby in Variation Selectors
- U+FE07 Variation Selector-8
- U+FE08 Variation Selector-9
- U+FE09 Variation Selector-10
- U+FE0A Variation Selector-11
- U+FE0B Variation Selector-12
- U+FE0C Variation Selector-13
- U+FE0D Variation Selector-14
- U+FE0E Variation Selector-15
All 16 characters: Variation Selectors.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for VARIATION SELECTOR-16?
- Use ️ (decimal) or ️ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+FE0F?
- EF B8 8F (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %EF%B8%8F.
- How do I write U+FE0F in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \uFE0F. Python: \uFE0F.
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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