U+2673 "♳" Recycling Symbol for Type-1 Plastics Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
♳
U+2673 "♳" Recycling Symbol for Type-1 Plastics is a visual icon representing polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, a common plastic used in bottles and food containers. This symbol is part of a standardized set of resin identification codes that help consumers and recycling facilities sort materials for processing. Its digital representation ensures consistent use across software, signage, and labeling systems globally.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2673 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Recycling Symbol for Type-1 Plastics |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ♳ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ♳ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x99 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2673 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002673 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2673 |
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 |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |