U+2704 "✄" White Scissors Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+2704 "✄" White Scissors is a typographic symbol representing a pair of open scissors with straight blades, distinct from its black counterpart due to its outlined or hollow appearance, which often allows it to blend better with light backgrounds or colored text in digital displays. This glyph is part of the Dingbats block and is commonly used in various contexts to indicate cutting, separating, or editing actions, such as in user interfaces for crop tools or in educational materials. Its design varies slightly across different fonts, but it generally maintains the recognizable shape of scissors, filling a role that balances visual clarity with functional symbolism in written communication.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2704
Name
White Scissors
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
✄
HTML Hex Encoding
✄
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x9C 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2704
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002704
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2704
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common