U+1F168 "🅨" Negative Circled Latin Capital Letter Y Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1F168 "🅨" Negative Circled Latin Capital Letter Y is a typographic symbol belonging to the "Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement" block, designed to represent the letter Y in a negative or inverted color scheme within a circular background. This character is primarily used in signage, user interface elements, and visual labeling systems where emphasis, contrast, or a distinct identifier is needed for the letter Y. The "negative" designation indicates that the letter appears in a light or white color against a dark circle, often employed for clarity in environments like transportation maps, accessibility signs, or digital icon sets. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent representation across platforms, though actual rendering may vary by font and application.

General Properties

Code Point U+1F168
Version Added 6.0
Name Negative Circled Latin Capital Letter Y
Block Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 🅨
HTML Hex Encoding 🅨
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9F 0x85 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83C 0xDD68
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001F168
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83c\udd68

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 Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic)
East Asian Width Ambiguous
Uppercase Yes
Other Uppercase Yes
Cased Yes
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