U+1F144 "🅄" Squared Latin Capital Letter U Unicode Character

U+1F144 "🅄" Squared Latin Capital Letter U is part of the Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement block and represents a capital letter U enclosed within a square box. It is primarily used for visual labeling, signage, or as an ornamental notation in contexts where a stylized, enclosed letter is needed, such as in diagrams, maps, or user interface elements. This character is distinct from the standard Latin U and is intended for semantic or decorative use, often alongside other squared letters to form a consistent set of enclosed alphanumeric symbols.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F144
Version Added	6.0
Name	Squared Latin Capital Letter U
Block	Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Square
Decomposition Mapping	"U" U+0055 Latin Capital Letter U

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	🅄
HTML Hex Encoding	🅄
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9F 0x85 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83C 0xDD44
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F144
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83c\udd44

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	"u" U+0075 Latin Small Letter U
NFKC Simple Casefold	"u" U+0075 Latin Small Letter U
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