U+1F908 "🤈" Downward Facing Hook Unicode Character

U+1F908 "🤈" Downward Facing Hook is a graphic symbol that was added to the Unicode Standard as part of the Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs block, though it is not a commonly used emoji and lacks a widely recognized, specific meaning in everyday digital communication. It visually represents a simple, stylized hook shape oriented downward, which might be used in contexts such as technical diagrams, mathematical notation, or as a directional indicator in specialized applications. Because of its abstract and minimalist design, its interpretation often depends on the surrounding content or the creator's intent.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F908
Version Added	10.0
Name	Downward Facing Hook
Block	Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs
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 0xA4 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83E 0xDD08
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F908
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83e\udd08

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