U+1F766 "🝦" Alchemical Symbol for Crucible-2 Unicode Character

U+1F766 "🝦" Alchemical Symbol for Crucible-2 is a distinctive glyph within the Alchemical Symbols block, representing a stylized vessel used for heating and melting substances in historical alchemical practices. This specific symbol, designated as the second variant of the crucible, differs from its counterpart by featuring a triangular or pointed base rather than a flat one, which may denote a specialized use in processes requiring focused heat or the collection of molten materials. It belongs to a set of codified symbols from early modern European alchemy, where crucibles were essential tools for transmutation experiments and the preparation of medicinal or philosophical substances. The inclusion of this character in Unicode preserves a piece of scientific and esoteric history for modern digital communication.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F766
Version Added	6.0
Name	Alchemical Symbol for Crucible-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 0x9D 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83D 0xDF66
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F766
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83d\udf66

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