U+1F5AC "🖬" Soft Shell Floppy Disk Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1F5AC "🖬" Soft Shell Floppy Disk is a pictographic representation of a type of removable magnetic storage medium that was encased in a flexible, often cardboard or thin plastic sleeve, distinguishing it from the later, more rigid 3.5-inch floppy disks. Introduced as part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, this character serves as a digital artifact symbolizing early computer data storage from the 1970s and 1980s, commonly used in contexts referencing vintage technology, retro computing, or the iconic save icon in software interfaces. Its design typically features a square shape with a central hub and a visible sliding metal shutter or notch, evoking the physical design of 5.25-inch or 8-inch disks that became obsolete with the rise of more durable storage formats.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
🖬 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
🖬 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9F 0x96 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD83D 0xDDAC |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001F5AC |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud83d\uddac |
Unicode Properties