U+1F1A6 "🆦" Squared Hc Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
🆦
U+1F1A6 "🆦" Squared Hc is a symbolic representation typically used in contexts involving closed captioning or television settings, where "HC" stands for "Hard of Hearing" captions on a blue or white squared background. It is part of the Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement block and is designed to be a clear and compact visual indicator for accessibility features in media interfaces. This character helps users quickly identify settings or modes that cater to viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F1A6 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Squared Hc |
| 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 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83C 0xDDA6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F1A6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83c\udda6 |