U+1F42C "🐬" Dolphin Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
🐬
U+1F42C "🐬" Dolphin is a graphical symbol representing the intelligent and playful marine mammal known for its sleek body, curved dorsal fin, and friendly demeanor. It belongs to the "Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs" block and is commonly used in digital communication to express themes of the ocean, freedom, intelligence, joy, and conservation. The character was officially added to the Unicode Standard in 2010 as part of Emoji version 1.0, making it a popular choice across social media platforms, messaging apps, and environmental awareness messages. Its design varies slightly across different operating systems and devices, but it consistently depicts a leaping or swimming dolphin, often in a vibrant blue hue.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F42C |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Dolphin |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 🐬 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 🐬 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9F 0x90 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDC2C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F42C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\udc2c |