U+1F505 "🔅" Low Brightness Symbol Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
🔅
U+1F505 "🔅" Low Brightness Symbol is a graphical icon representing a dimmed or reduced light level, typically depicted as a small, partially filled or outlined sun or circle with rays. It is part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block and is commonly used in user interfaces, such as on electronic devices, to indicate a decrease in screen brightness or a soft, subdued illumination setting. The symbol contrasts with the High Brightness Symbol (U+1F506) and serves as a quick visual cue for adjusting display settings or conveying a low-light environment in digital communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F505 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Low Brightness Symbol |
| 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 0x94 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDD05 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F505 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\udd05 |