U+1F18D "🆍" Negative Squared Sa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1F18D "🆍" Negative Squared Sa is a specific code point within the Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement block, designed to display a white lowercase "a" enclosed within a dark, negatively-colored square. This character was added to the Unicode Standard as part of a set of symbols for Japanese broadcast and telecommunications, where it is typically used to indicate the "sa" button on a 12-key keypad layout for inputting Japanese text. Its primary function is to serve as a visual representation of the third consonant row in the Japanese syllabary, and it is often employed in interface designs, iconography, or instructional materials related to mobile phones and remote controls.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F18D |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Negative Squared Sa |
| 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 0x86 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83C 0xDD8D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F18D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83c\udd8d |