U+1CC63 "𜱣" Down-Pointing Atomic Bomb Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𜱣

U+1CC63 "𜱣" Down-Pointing Atomic Bomb is a recently encoded symbol belonging to the Supplementary Multilingual Plane, specifically within the Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement block. It depicts an atomic bomb oriented with its nose pointing downward, and its inclusion in Unicode reflects a growing effort to preserve and standardize historical computing symbols, terminal graphics, and text art from early computer systems. This particular character was likely derived from vintage bitmap fonts or character sets used in bulletin board systems or early video games, where such imagery served as a visual shorthand for destruction, nuclear threats, or a "game over" scenario. As of its encoding in Unicode version 16.0 in September 2024, it helps ensure that these culturally significant graphical artifacts remain interoperable and accessible in modern digital text.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1CC63
Version Added	16.0
Name	Down-Pointing Atomic Bomb
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 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD833 0xDC63
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001CC63
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud833\udc63

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