U+26A0 "⚠" Warning Sign Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+26A0 "⚠" Warning Sign is a standardized symbol representing caution, alertness, or potential hazard, commonly used in digital interfaces, signage, and documentation to draw attention to important information, safety risks, or configuration issues. Its design typically features a bold exclamation mark centered within a triangle, which itself is often rendered in yellow or black to emphasize urgency, though actual colors depend on the platform or application. First included in the Unicode Standard version 4.0 in 2003, this character belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block and is widely supported across operating systems, making it a versatile tool for conveying warnings in contexts ranging from software error messages to physical safety labels.

General Properties

Code Point U+26A0
Version Added 4.0
Name Warning Sign
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 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding 0x26A0
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000026A0
C/C++/Java Escape \u26a0

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
Emoji Yes
Extended Pictographic Yes