U+1F17B "🅻" Negative Squared Latin Capital Letter L Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1F17B "🅻" Negative Squared Latin Capital Letter L is a typographic symbol belonging to the Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement block, designed as a white Latin capital letter L on a black square background. It is primarily used as an indicator symbol in various contexts, such as representing a low-power or low-energy setting, particularly in Japanese electronic devices and on control panels, or as a visual marker in signage, buttons, and user interfaces where a simple, enclosed letter denotes a specific function or option.

General Properties

Code Point U+1F17B
Version Added 5.2
Name Negative Squared Latin Capital Letter L
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 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83C 0xDD7B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001F17B
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83c\udd7b

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