U+1F202 "π" Squared Katakana Sa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1F202 "π" Squared Katakana Sa is a symbol within the Enclosed Ideographic Supplement block, representing the Japanese katakana syllable "sa" (γ΅) enclosed within a square frame. This character is classified as an "other symbol" and is frequently used in Japanese signage and commercial contexts, particularly to denote "service" or "serving" as a shorthand for the word "service" (γ΅γΌγγΉ, sΔbisu), often appearing in restaurant or retail environments. It also carries a secondary, informal meaning on social media, where its resemblance to a piece of sushi has led to its use as a playful food emoji.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F202 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Squared Katakana Sa |
| Block | Enclosed Ideographic Supplement |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Square |
| Decomposition Mapping | "γ΅" U+30B5 Katakana Letter Sa |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 🈂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 🈂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9F 0x88 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83C 0xDE02 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F202 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83c\ude02 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Ideographic |
| East Asian Width | Wide |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "γ΅" U+30B5 Katakana Letter Sa |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "γ΅" U+30B5 Katakana Letter Sa |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |
| Emoji | Yes |
| Extended Pictographic | Yes |