U+1F1E7 "🇧" Regional Indicator Symbol Letter B Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1F1E7 "🇧" Regional Indicator Symbol Letter B is a single alphabetic symbol that represents the letter B within the Unicode system of regional indicator symbols, which are designed specifically for combining into country flag emojis. This character is not meant to be used alone but instead pairs with another regional indicator letter to form a two-letter country code, such as when combined with U+1F1E9 ("🇩"), it creates the flag for Brazil. It is encoded in the Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement block and is classified as a modifier letter that, when rendered on supported platforms, appears as a stylized letter B inside a rectangular box to indicate its function within flag sequences.

General Properties

Code Point U+1F1E7
Version Added 6.0
Name Regional Indicator Symbol Letter B
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 0x87 0xA7
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83C 0xDDE7
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001F1E7
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83c\udde7

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 Regional Indicator
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Upright
Regional Indicator Yes
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Regional Indicator
Word Break Regional Indicator
Sentence Break Other
Emoji Yes
Emoji Presentation Yes
Emoji Component Yes