U+1F673 "🙳" Heavy Ligature Open Et Ornament Unicode Character

U+1F673 "🙳" Heavy Ligature Open Et Ornament is a decorative typographic symbol found in the Dingbats block, specifically designed as an ornate, open version of the Latin ampersand or the "et" ligature. Its heavy weight and ornamental style make it suitable for use in artistic or embellished text, such as in drop caps, headings, or decorative borders, where it serves as a visual flourish rather than a functional punctuation mark. This character draws from historical calligraphic and printing traditions, where ornate ligatures were used to add elegance to manuscripts and early printed works, and it remains a niche but charming element in modern digital typography for those seeking a more expressive visual language.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F673
Version Added	7.0
Name	Heavy Ligature Open Et Ornament
Block	Ornamental Dingbats
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 0x99 0xB3
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83D 0xDE73
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F673
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83d\ude73

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	Alphabetic
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