U+2109 "℉" Degree Fahrenheit Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
℉
U+2109 "℉" Degree Fahrenheit is a precomposed typographic symbol representing degrees Fahrenheit, used to denote temperature on the Fahrenheit scale where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. It combines the degree sign and the letter F into a single character, ensuring consistent visual alignment in digital text. This character is part of the Letterlike Symbols block and is primarily employed in contexts like weather reports, scientific data, and cooking instructions where the Fahrenheit unit is standard. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates precise representation in computing without relying on separate characters or formatting tricks.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2109 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Degree Fahrenheit |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Degrees Fahrenheit |
| Block | Letterlike Symbols |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Decomposition Type | Compat |
| Decomposition Mapping | "°" U+00B0 Degree Sign "F" U+0046 Latin Capital Letter F |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ℉ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ℉ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x84 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2109 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002109 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2109 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Postfix Numeric |
| East Asian Width | Ambiguous |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "°" U+00B0 Degree Sign "f" U+0066 Latin Small Letter F |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "°" U+00B0 Degree Sign "f" U+0066 Latin Small Letter F |
| 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 |