U+1F19F "🆟" Squared Eight K Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
🆟
U+1F19F "🆟" Squared Eight K is part of the Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement block and is a pictographic representation of the letter K enclosed within a square, typically used in contexts such as broadcasting, rating systems, or product labeling to indicate a specific category, like a "K" rating for mature content, with the "8" often referencing an age recommendation or a code within a classification scheme. This character was added in Unicode version 5.2 and is primarily designed for compatibility with Japanese television and cellular phone symbols, where it serves as a compact way to convey information in a visually standardized format.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F19F |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Squared Eight K |
| 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 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83C 0xDD9F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F19F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83c\udd9f |