U+2699 "⚙" Gear Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⚙
U+2699 "⚙" Gear is a graphical symbol commonly used to represent settings, configuration, mechanics, engineering, or technical processes in digital interfaces, documents, and signage. Its design is a stylized, notched wheel, which evokes the functional and interconnected nature of machinery. While the character is not frequently used in standard text, it serves as a recognizable icon in user interface menus, often indicating options or controls for adjusting software or hardware parameters.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2699 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Gear |
| 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 0x9A 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2699 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002699 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2699 |