U+1F18F "🆏" Negative Squared Wc Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1F18F "🆏" Negative Squared Wc is a symbol within the Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement block, resembling a white letter "W" and "C" arranged horizontally inside a black square background. This ideograph represents a "Water Closet" and is used as a pictogram to indicate a restroom or toilet facility, typically in signage across various countries. Its design as a negative squared format ensures high visibility, often helping to differentiate it from other alphanumeric or directional symbols in public spaces. The character falls under the category "Other Symbol" and was added to the Unicode Standard in 2010 as part of version 6.0 to support clear and universal wayfinding.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F18F |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Negative Squared Wc |
| 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 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83C 0xDD8F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F18F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83c\udd8f |