U+1FAAC "🪬" Hamsa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1FAAC "🪬" Hamsa is a symbol depicting an open right hand, often recognized as a protective amulet in Middle Eastern and North African cultures. This hand shaped emblem is commonly used to ward off the evil eye and bring good fortune, blessings, and strength to its bearer. The hamsa, also known as the Hand of Fatima in Islamic tradition and the Hand of Miriam in Jewish tradition, features a distinctive design that sometimes includes an eye in the palm. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for digital representation of this ancient and culturally significant icon across devices and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1FAAC |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Hamsa |
| Block | Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A |
| 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 0xAA 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83E 0xDEAC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001FAAC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83e\udeac |