U+1F136 "🄶" Squared Latin Capital Letter G Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1F136 "🄶" Squared Latin Capital Letter G is an encoded symbol that represents the uppercase letter "G" enclosed within a square box, belonging to the Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement block. It was introduced in Unicode version 5.2 as part of a set of squared capital letters designed for use in specific contexts such as Japanese typography, where it can indicate a category, grade, or abbreviation, similar to how squared letters are used in labels or signage. This character is distinct from a regular uppercase G and is typically employed to provide a visually distinct, compact notation for the letter in environments like digital keyboards, chat interfaces, or technical documentation where enclosed characters are preferred for clarity or stylization.

General Properties

Code Point U+1F136
Version Added 6.0
Name Squared Latin Capital Letter G
Block Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Square
Decomposition Mapping "G" U+0047 Latin Capital Letter G

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 🄶
HTML Hex Encoding 🄶
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9F 0x84 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83C 0xDD36
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001F136
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83c\udd36

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic)
East Asian Width Ambiguous
Uppercase Yes
Other Uppercase Yes
Cased Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
NFKC Casefold "g" U+0067 Latin Small Letter G
NFKC Simple Casefold "g" U+0067 Latin Small Letter G
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Alphabetic Yes
Other Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break Upper