U+1F707 "🜇" Alchemical Symbol for Aqua Regia-2 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1F707 "🜇" Alchemical Symbol for Aqua Regia-2 is a specialized glyph found within the Alchemical Symbols block, representing a second or variant form of the symbol for aqua regia, a highly corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids historically revered by alchemists for its ability to dissolve noble metals like gold. This particular symbol, characterized by a stylized, abstract design of two intersecting or parallel lines, served as a coded notation in alchemical manuscripts to distinguish different preparations or conceptual aspects of this potent chemical agent, allowing practitioners to record and convey complex recipes and processes without revealing their secrets to the uninitiated. As part of the Unicode standard, it preserves this piece of early scientific and mystical visual language for digital use, linking modern typography to the rich, esoteric history of proto-chemistry.

General Properties

Code Point U+1F707
Version Added 6.0
Name Alchemical Symbol for Aqua Regia-2
Block Alchemical Symbols
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 0x9C 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83D 0xDF07
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001F707
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83d\udf07

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