U+1FAC1 "🫁" Lungs Unicode Character

U+1FAC1 "🫁" Lungs is an emoji depicting a pair of human lungs, typically shown in a stylized, pinkish anatomical form with a trachea and branching bronchi. It was added to the Unicode Standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0, and it is commonly used in digital communication to represent the respiratory system, breathing, lung health, or discussions related to medical conditions such as pneumonia, COVID-19, or asthma. The emoji also serves as a symbol for promoting awareness of lung cancer and respiratory diseases, and it can be used metaphorically to signify deep breathing, fresh air, or essential vitality. Its creation addressed a long standing gap in medical and anatomical emoji options, providing a specific visual for a crucial organ often discussed in health contexts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1FAC1
Version Added	13.0
Name	Lungs
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 0xAB 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83E 0xDEC1
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001FAC1
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83e\udec1

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	Ideographic
East Asian Width	Wide
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
Emoji	Yes
Emoji Presentation	Yes
Extended Pictographic	Yes