U+1F214 "🈔" Squared CJK Unified Ideograph-4E8C Unicode Character

U+1F214 "🈔" Squared CJK Unified Ideograph-4E8C is a square-shaped symbol that encloses the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) ideograph for the number two, represented by the character 二 from the Unicode block CJK Unified Ideographs. This specific glyph falls under the Enclosed Ideographic Supplement block and is widely used in East Asian contexts, particularly in Japanese signage and digital interfaces, where it often denotes a discount or special offer, as the ideograph 二 can also imply a "pair" or "second" in various commercial and cultural settings. Its squared design ensures visual prominence and compatibility with other enclosed ideographs, making it a practical element for indicating numerical or ordinal information in a compact, easily recognizable format.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F214
Version Added	5.2
Name	Squared CJK Unified Ideograph-4E8C
Block	Enclosed Ideographic Supplement
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Square
Decomposition Mapping	"二" U+4E8C CJK Unified Ideograph-#

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	🈔
HTML Hex Encoding	🈔
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9F 0x88 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83C 0xDE14
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F214
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83c\ude14

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	"二" U+4E8C CJK Unified Ideograph-#
NFKC Simple Casefold	"二" U+4E8C CJK Unified Ideograph-#
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