U+1F54F "🕏" Bowl of Hygieia Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1F54F "🕏" Bowl of Hygieia is a symbolic depiction of a sacred bowl or chalice entwined with a serpent, derived from classical Greek mythology and modernly recognized as an international emblem of pharmacy and medicine. Representing Hygieia, the Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and hygiene, this symbol contrasts with the more commonly known Rod of Asclepius by emphasizing prevention and wellness over healing. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for its use in digital communication to denote topics related to public health, the pharmaceutical profession, or historical medical iconography.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F54F |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Bowl of Hygieia |
| 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 0x95 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDD4F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F54F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\udd4f |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Ideographic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |