U+1F74D "🝍" Alchemical Symbol for Tutty Unicode Character

U+1F74D "🝍" Alchemical Symbol for Tutty is a historic glyph representing an alchemical substance known as tutty, which refers to a crude form of zinc oxide often obtained from the flues of furnaces used to smelt brass or zinc. In medieval and Renaissance alchemy, this symbol was used in manuscripts and early chemical texts to denote the compound, which was valued for its medicinal properties, particularly in treating eye ailments, as well as for its use in metallurgy and creating yellow pigments. The character is part of the Alchemical Symbols block in Unicode, preserving a visual link to the esoteric and proto-scientific traditions of the ancient craft.