U+1F02B "🀫" Mahjong Tile Back Unicode Character

U+1F02B "🀫" Mahjong Tile Back is a standardized symbol used to represent the generic, non distinct reverse side of a Mahjong tile, typically depicted as a solid dark square or rectangle with a slight border that conceals the tile's face value. This character belongs to the Mahjong Tiles Unicode block, which was added to the Unicode Standard in 2010 as part of version 6.0 to support digital representation of traditional Chinese Mahjong game elements. Unlike the specific numbered or suited tiles, the Tile Back is often employed in digital contexts such as game interfaces, chat applications, or documentation to indicate an unflipped or concealed tile, serving a functional role akin to a placeholder or hidden state during play.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F02B
Version Added	5.1
Name	Mahjong Tile Back
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 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83C 0xDC2B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F02B
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83c\udc2b

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