U+1F149 "🅉" Squared Latin Capital Letter Z Unicode Character

U+1F149 "🅉" Squared Latin Capital Letter Z is a typographic symbol that depicts the letter Z enclosed within a square, belonging to the "Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement" block of the Unicode standard. This character is primarily used as a decorative or informative glyph in signage, user interfaces, and textual contexts where a stylized, boxed representation of the letter Z is desired, such as in maps, menus, or labeling systems. It serves no inherent linguistic function but instead provides a visual shorthand for identifiers, categories, or branding elements that rely on a standardized, compact square format.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F149
Version Added	6.0
Name	Squared Latin Capital Letter Z
Block	Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Square
Decomposition Mapping	"Z" U+005A Latin Capital Letter Z

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	🅉
HTML Hex Encoding	🅉
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9F 0x85 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83C 0xDD49
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F149
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83c\udd49

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	"z" U+007A Latin Small Letter Z
NFKC Simple Casefold	"z" U+007A Latin Small Letter Z
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