U+2675 "♵" Recycling Symbol for Type-3 Plastics Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
♵
U+2675 "♵" Recycling Symbol for Type-3 Plastics is a specific typographic representation used to mark items made from polyvinyl chloride, often abbreviated as PVC. This symbol is part of the larger set of resin identification codes, which help consumers and recyclers distinguish between different types of plastic for proper sorting and processing. The number 3 inside the chasing arrows indicates that the material belongs to the PVC category, a versatile but challenging plastic to recycle due to the chlorine content and various additives it may contain. While the symbol is standardized in Unicode for digital display, its practical use in physical labeling aims to facilitate more effective waste management and environmental awareness.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2675 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Recycling Symbol for Type-3 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 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2675 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002675 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2675 |
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 |