U+1F9ED "ðŸ§" Compass Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ðŸ§
U+1F9ED "ðŸ§" Compass is a pictographic representation of a magnetic compass, typically depicted as a circular instrument with a pointed needle oriented toward the north. It is used in digital communication to symbolize navigation, direction, travel, exploration, and finding one's way, both literally and metaphorically. As part of the Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A block, this emoji was added to the Unicode Standard in 2018 with version 11.0, and it is widely supported across modern platforms and devices to convey concepts related to orientation, adventure, and decision making.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F9ED |
| Version Added | 11.0 |
| Name | Compass |
| 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 0xA7 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83E 0xDDED |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F9ED |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83e\udded |