U+2674 "♴" Recycling Symbol for Type-2 Plastics Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+2674 "♴" Recycling Symbol for Type-2 Plastics is a pictographic icon representing high-density polyethylene, commonly abbreviated as HDPE, which is a durable and versatile plastic used in products like milk jugs, detergent bottles, and some plastic bags. This symbol is part of a broader set of resin identification codes designed to help consumers and recycling facilities sort plastics by their chemical composition, with Type-2 being widely accepted by curbside recycling programs. The character appears as a stylized chasing arrows triangle encasing the number "2" and is encoded in the Unicode standard to ensure consistent digital representation across different devices and platforms.
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Recycling Symbol for Type-1 Plastics
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General Properties
Code Point
U+2674
Name
Recycling Symbol for Type-2 Plastics
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
♴
HTML Hex Encoding
♴
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x99 0xB4
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2674
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002674
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2674
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common