U+26A1 "⚡" High Voltage Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⚡
U+26A1 "⚡" High Voltage Sign is a graphical symbol that represents an electrical hazard, typically displayed as a stylized zigzag arrow resembling a lightning bolt, designed to warn people of the presence of high voltage electricity in areas such as power stations, substations, or on electrical equipment. Its origins lie in international safety standards, where it serves as a universally recognized pictogram to prevent accidents, often appearing in yellow and black on warning labels. In digital contexts, it has been widely adopted beyond its literal meaning, frequently used in texts and social media to symbolize energy, power, speed, shock, or an electrifying idea, as well as in weather reports to indicate lightning or thunderstorms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+26A1 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | High Voltage 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 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x26A1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000026A1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u26a1 |