U+2678 "♸" Recycling Symbol for Type-6 Plastics Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
♸
U+2678 "♸" Recycling Symbol for Type-6 Plastics is a specific typographic icon within the set of resin identification codes, designed to represent polystyrene, a common plastic often used in disposable cups, food containers, and packaging materials. This symbol features the classic triangular recycling logo formed by three arrows, with the number "6" centered inside, indicating that the item is made from this particular type of plastic, though it does not guarantee the item is recyclable in all facilities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2678 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Recycling Symbol for Type-6 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 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2678 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002678 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2678 |
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 |