U+1F5B7 "🖷" Fax Icon Unicode Character

U+1F5B7 "🖷" Fax Icon is a graphic symbol representing a retro fax machine, typically depicted as a compact device with a paper feed slot and a telephone handset. Introduced in Unicode 7.0 as part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, this icon is used in digital communication interfaces to indicate fax transmission or the receipt of a fax document. It belongs to a broader set of office and telecommunications symbols that have become less common as fax technology has been largely supplanted by email and digital document sharing. The character maintains relevance in contexts where vintage or analog communication methods are referenced, such as in historical software interfaces or nostalgic design themes.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F5B7
Version Added	7.0
Name	Fax Icon
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 0x96 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83D 0xDDB7
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F5B7
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83d\uddb7

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