U+1F021 "🀡" Mahjong Tile Nine of Circles Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1F021 "🀡" Mahjong Tile Nine of Circles is a standardized digital symbol representing one of the 34 distinct tiles in the traditional Chinese Mahjong set, specifically from the Circles (or Dots) suit, which features nine circular or coin shaped marks arranged in three rows of three. This tile is part of the Mahjong Tiles Unicode block, which was added in version 5.1 of the standard to support electronic communication and display of game related symbols. In gameplay, the Nine of Circles holds no special intrinsic value but contributes to building winning hands, such as sequences or triplets, and is often sought after because of its high numerical value within its suit. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for seamless representation across digital platforms, including chat applications and online gaming interfaces, preserving the cultural heritage of the ancient Chinese game.

General Properties

Code Point U+1F021
Version Added 5.1
Name Mahjong Tile Nine of Circles
Block Mahjong Tiles
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 🀡
HTML Hex Encoding 🀡
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9F 0x80 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83C 0xDC21
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001F021
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83c\udc21

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 Ideographic
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other