U+1F4BD "💽" Minidisc Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
💽
U+1F4BD "💽" Minidisc is a pictographic representation of the Sony MiniDisc, a magneto-optical disc format introduced in 1992 for digital audio and later data storage. Encased in a small, rectangular cartridge, the Minidisc was designed as a rewritable, portable alternative to compact cassettes and CDs, offering convenient random access and editing features. Its iconography typically shows a circular disc inside a square casing with a small sliding shutter, symbolizing the physical appearance of the media itself. While the Minidisc format eventually declined in popularity due to the rise of MP3 players and flash storage, this Unicode emoji preserves its legacy as a notable artifact of early digital consumer technology.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F4BD |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Minidisc |
| 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 0x92 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDCBD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F4BD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\udcbd |