U+1F242 "π" Tortoise Shell Bracketed CJK Unified Ideograph-4E8C Unicode Character
U+1F242 "π" Tortoise Shell Bracketed CJK Unified Ideograph-4E8C is a specific encoded symbol within a set of ideographic characters enclosed in a tortoise shell bracket, representing the Chinese character δΊ, which means "two" and belongs to the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) unified ideographs block. This character is part of the Enclosed Ideographic Supplement block and is used in certain East Asian contexts, such as decorative or traditional text layouts, where numerals or concepts are presented within a bracket resembling a tortoise shell for stylistic or symbolic purposes. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital systems can consistently display this graphic form across platforms, preserving the visual and cultural significance of enclosing the number two in a manner reminiscent of ancient Chinese turtle shell divination.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F242 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Tortoise Shell Bracketed CJK Unified Ideograph-4E8C |
| Block | Enclosed Ideographic Supplement |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Compat |
| Decomposition Mapping | "γ" U+3014 Left Tortoise Shell Bracket "δΊ" U+4E8C CJK Unified Ideograph-# "γ" U+3015 Right Tortoise Shell Bracket |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 🉂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 🉂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9F 0x89 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83C 0xDE42 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F242 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83c\ude42 |