U+1F579 "🕹" Joystick Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
🕹
U+1F579 "🕹" Joystick is a pictographic representation of a classic video game controller, specifically the type with a single upright stick and a round base that was common on early arcade machines and home consoles. Added to the Unicode Standard in 2014 as part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, it is officially named "JOYSTICK" and is used in digital communication to symbolize gaming, retro arcade culture, or the action of controlling a game. This character allows users to convey a sense of play, nostalgia, or direction without relying on words, making it a popular choice in messages about video games or interactive entertainment.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F579 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Joystick |
| 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 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDD79 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F579 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\udd79 |
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 |