U+1F521 "🔡" Input Symbol for Latin Small Letters Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1F521 "🔡" Input Symbol for Latin Small Letters is a graphic symbol typically used in user interface contexts to represent an input mode or keyboard setting that produces lowercase Latin alphabet characters, as opposed to uppercase or other scripts. Part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, this character visually depicts the letters "abc" in a small, often square or rounded enclosure, serving as a clear, language neutral icon for text entry options on digital devices. Its primary function is to communicate to the user that the current input method is set to generate lowercase letters, making it a practical tool in software localization and interface design.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F521 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Input Symbol for Latin Small Letters |
| 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 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDD21 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F521 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\udd21 |