U+1F50E "🔎" Right-Pointing Magnifying Glass Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
🔎
U+1F50E "🔎" Right-Pointing Magnifying Glass is a distinct glyph from its more common counterpart U+1F50D, featuring a handle on the right side that suggests a forward or outward scanning motion. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block and was added to the Unicode Standard in 2010 as part of Unicode 6.0. This symbol is widely used in digital interfaces to represent search, investigation, or detailed examination, often implying a closer look at specific content or functionality. Its tilted angle and handle orientation convey a sense of active inquiry, making it a versatile icon in software, websites, and text communication for denoting search bars or tools.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F50E |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Right-Pointing Magnifying Glass |
| 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 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDD0E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F50E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\udd0e |