U+1F573 "🕳" Hole Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
🕳
U+1F573 "🕳" Hole is a pictographic representation of a simple, empty cavity, typically shown as a dark circular or elliptical void that implies depth, absence, or a passage into something else. It was introduced in Unicode 7.0 as part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, designed to be used in digital communication as a visual metaphor for a literal hole in the ground, a missing piece, a rabbit hole metaphor, or a concept of emptiness. While not as widely used as some other emoji, it can serve in contexts ranging from discussions about physical spaces or construction to abstract ideas of gaps, secrets, or introspection.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F573 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Hole |
| 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 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDD73 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F573 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\udd73 |
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 |
| Emoji | Yes |
| Extended Pictographic | Yes |