U+2745 "❅" Tight Trifoliate Snowflake Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
❅
U+2745 "❅" Tight Trifoliate Snowflake is a decorative symbol from the Dingbats block, featuring a compact, three-lobed design that resembles a small, tightly clustered snowflake or star. Its name "trifoliate" refers to its three distinct leaf-like or petal-like points, giving it a symmetrical and intricate appearance often used in winter-themed typography, holiday decorations, or as a visual ornament in text. Unlike broader, more open snowflake symbols, this character emphasizes density and geometric precision, making it suitable for adding a subtle, frozen accent to digital or printed content without overwhelming the surrounding characters.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2745 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Tight Trifoliate Snowflake |
| Block | Dingbats |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ❅ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ❅ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9D 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2745 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002745 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2745 |
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 |