U+1F73C "🜼" Alchemical Symbol for Realgar-2 Unicode Character

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U+1F73C "🜼" Alchemical Symbol for Realgar-2 is a historical typographic mark used in alchemical texts to represent a specific variant or preparation of the mineral realgar, which is a natural arsenic sulfide compound known for its rich red color. This symbol belongs to the Alchemical Symbols block, a set of characters encoding visual signs that medieval and Renaissance alchemists employed to denote substances, processes, and equipment in their coded writings. Unlike the primary alchemical symbol for realgar, this variant, designated as realgar-2, likely indicated a different grade, refinement stage, or application of the mineral within the complex symbolic language of alchemy.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
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UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9F 0x9C 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD83D 0xDF3C
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001F73C
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud83d\udf3c