U+1F1F8 "🇸" Regional Indicator Symbol Letter S Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1F1F8 "🇸" Regional Indicator Symbol Letter S is a special code point in the Unicode standard, specifically belonging to the range of 26 regional indicator symbols from A to Z. It does not represent an independent emoji or letter but instead functions as a component for forming country flag emojis when paired with another regional indicator letter. This is achieved through Unicode’s mechanism of flag sequences, where two regional indicator symbols are combined using zero-width joiners to create a single national flag emoji, such as when U+1F1F8 is placed next to U+1F1ED (letter T) to produce the flag of Singapore. As a result, the letter S symbol alone has no standalone meaning and is typically invisible or displayed as a placeholder until paired with its counterpart.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
🇸 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
🇸 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9F 0x87 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD83C 0xDDF8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001F1F8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud83c\uddf8 |
Unicode Properties