U+1F70E "🜎" Alchemical Symbol for Philosophers Sulfur Unicode Character

U+1F70E "🜎" Alchemical Symbol for Philosophers Sulfur is a glyph from the Alchemical Symbols block, representing the spiritual and transformative principle of sulfur as understood in classical and medieval alchemy, distinct from ordinary sulfur. This symbol often appears in alchemical texts and manuscripts to denote the fiery, volatile, and masculine essence that, when combined with Mercury and Salt, was believed to be essential for the Great Work of creating the Philosopher's Stone. Its design typically features a triangle atop a cross, reflecting the union of fire and matter, and it serves as a visual shorthand for the active, soulful component in alchemical processes.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F70E
Version Added	6.0
Name	Alchemical Symbol for Philosophers Sulfur
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 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83D 0xDF0E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F70E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83d\udf0e

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