U+1F16B "🅫" Raised Md Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
🅫
U+1F16B "🅫" Raised Md Sign is a typographic symbol representing an abbreviation for the word "Maryland," typically enclosed in a rounded or square box. It is part of the Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement block and is used in cartography, signage, or specialized contexts where a compact reference to the U.S. state of Maryland is needed. The sign's design features the letters "M" and "D" vertically stacked, with the "M" slightly larger and positioned above the "D," mirroring the visual style of other state or territory identifiers in its set. This character allows for standardized digital representation of the Maryland abbreviation in enclosed form, avoiding the need for separate text formatting or images.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F16B |
| Version Added | 6.1 |
| Name | Raised Md Sign |
| Block | Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Decomposition Type | Super |
| Decomposition Mapping | "M" U+004D Latin Capital Letter M "D" U+0044 Latin Capital Letter D |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 🅫 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 🅫 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9F 0x85 0xAB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83C 0xDD6B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F16B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83c\udd6b |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "m" U+006D Latin Small Letter M "d" U+0064 Latin Small Letter D |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "m" U+006D Latin Small Letter M "d" U+0064 Latin Small Letter D |
| 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 |