U+1F523 "🔣" Input Symbol for Symbols Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
🔣
U+1F523 "🔣" Input Symbol for Symbols is a visual icon that represents a virtual key or function on a keyboard or input method, typically used to indicate a mode or button for entering a wide variety of symbols, emojis, or special characters. It depicts a square or rounded interface element containing a hash symbol and other abstract marks, signifying the action of switching to a symbols layout. Since its inclusion in Unicode 6.0 in 2010 under the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, this character has been employed in software interfaces, user guides, and digital communication to convey the concept of symbol input without relying on words or language specific labels.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F523 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Input Symbol for Symbols |
| 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 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDD23 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F523 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\udd23 |