U+2679 "♹" Recycling Symbol for Type-7 Plastics Unicode Character

U+2679 "♹" Recycling Symbol for Type-7 Plastics is a specific glyph within the recycling symbol family, designed to denote plastics categorized as "Other" under the resin identification code system. This category encompasses all plastic resins not covered by types 1 through 6, including materials like polycarbonate, acrylic, nylon, and various mixed or multi-layer plastics, which are often challenging to recycle. The symbol consists of the standard three-arrow triangular recycling logo with the number 7 enclosed inside, visually indicating that the item is made from a plastic type that may require specialized processing facilities. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures universal digital representation, allowing for clear and consistent communication about material composition in contexts like labeling, documentation, and environmental education.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2679
Version Added	3.2
Name	Recycling Symbol for Type-7 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 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2679
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002679
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2679

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