U+1F220 "🈠" Squared CJK Unified Ideograph-521D Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1F220 "🈠" Squared CJK Unified Ideograph-521D is a symbol that represents the Chinese character for "beginning" or "first" enclosed within a square, belonging to the Enclosed Ideographic Supplement block. It encodes the CJK Unified Ideograph U+521D, which is commonly used in East Asian scripts to denote concepts like initial, elementary, or original. This squared version is often utilized in Japanese signage or digital contexts to indicate the meaning "beginner" or "first" in a compact, visually distinct format, such as on labels for introductory products or learning materials. Its design ensures compatibility with systems that require a clear, enclosed representation of the underlying ideograph for clarity or emphasis.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F220 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Squared CJK Unified Ideograph-521D |
| Block | Enclosed Ideographic Supplement |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Square |
| Decomposition Mapping | "初" U+521D CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 🈠 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 🈠 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9F 0x88 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83C 0xDE20 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F220 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83c\ude20 |
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 | "初" U+521D CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "初" U+521D 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 |