U+1F73A "🜺" Alchemical Symbol for Arsenic Unicode Character

U+1F73A "🜺" Alchemical Symbol for Arsenic is a visual representation of the historical symbol used by alchemists to denote the element arsenic, which is a metalloid known for its toxicity and use in various traditional practices. This character is part of the Alchemical Symbols block in Unicode, which seeks to preserve and digitize the specialized pictographic language used in pre-modern chemistry and occult studies. In its design, the symbol typically resembles a stylized, abstract shape, often featuring a cross or other geometric elements, reflecting the esoteric and systematic nature of alchemical notation for substances like arsenic, which was sometimes associated with transformation and protection in medieval lore.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F73A
Version Added	6.0
Name	Alchemical Symbol for Arsenic
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 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83D 0xDF3A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F73A
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83d\udf3a

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