U+1CC5B "𜱛" Top Half Forward-Facing Robot Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𜱛
U+1CC5B "𜱛" Top Half Forward-Facing Robot is a relatively recent addition to the Unicode Standard, introduced in version 15.0 as part of the Supplementary Symbols for Legacy Computing block. This character depicts the upper torso and head of a robot facing directly forward, complete with a stylized antenna, rectangular head, and squared shoulders that evoke classic retro arcade and early computer graphics. Designed to represent a common sprite or icon from vintage video games and text based interfaces, it serves as a nostalgic nod to the pixelated robotics and science fiction imagery of the 1970s and 1980s computing era.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1CC5B |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Top Half Forward-Facing Robot |
| Block | Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𜱛 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𜱛 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9C 0xB1 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD833 0xDC5B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001CC5B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud833\udc5b |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |