Miscellaneous Technical
Miscellaneous Technical | |
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Range | U+2300..U+23FF (256 code points) |
Plane | BMP |
Scripts | Common |
Symbol sets | Technical APL symbols Dentistry notation |
Assigned | 256 code points |
Unused | 0 reserved code points 2 deprecated |
Source standards | ISO 2047, ISO 9995-7 |
Unicode version history | |
1.0.0 (1991) | 45 (+45) |
1.0.1 (1992) | 43 (-2) |
1.1 (1993) | 122 (+79) |
3.0 (1999) | 154 (+32) |
3.2 (2002) | 207 (+53) |
4.0 (2003) | 209 (+2) |
4.1 (2005) | 220 (+11) |
5.0 (2006) | 232 (+12) |
5.2 (2009) | 233 (+1) |
6.0 (2010) | 244 (+11) |
7.0 (2014) | 251 (+7) |
9.0 (2016) | 255 (+4) |
10.0 (2017) | 256 (+1) |
Unicode documentation | |
Code chart ∣ Web page | |
Note: Two characters were removed from the Miscellaneous Technical block in version 1.0.1 during the process of unifying with ISO 10646.[1][2][3][4] |
Miscellaneous Technical is a Unicode block ranging from U+2300 to U+23FF, which contains various common symbols which are related to and used in the various technical, programming language, and academic professions. For example:
- Symbol ⌂ (HTML hexadecimal code is ⌂) represents a house or a home.
- Symbol ⌘ (⌘) is a "place of interest" sign. It may be used to represent the Command key on a Mac keyboard.
- Symbol ⌚ (⌚) is a watch (or clock).
- Symbol ⏏ (⏏) is the "Eject" button symbol found on electronic equipment.
- Symbol ⏚ (⏚) is the "Earth Ground" symbol found on electrical or electronic manual, tag and equipment.
It also includes most of the uncommon symbols used by the APL programming language.
Miscellaneous Technical (2300–23FF) in Unicode[edit]
In Unicode, Miscellaneous Technical symbols placed in the hexadecimal range 0x2300–0x23FF, (decimal 8960–9215), as described below.
(2300–233F)[edit]
2300 | 2310 | 2320 | 2330 | |||||
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Symbol | Name | Symbol | Name | Symbol | Name | Symbol | Name | Last Hex# |
HTML Hex | HTML Hex | HTML Hex | HTML Hex | |||||
Dec | Picture | Dec | Picture | Dec | Picture | Dec | Picture | |
⌀ | DIAMETER SIGN | ⌐ | REVERSED NOT SIGN | ⌠ | TOP HALF INTEGRAL | ⌰ | TOTAL RUNOUT | 0 |
⌀ | ⌐ | ⌠ | ⌰ | |||||
⌀ | ![]() |
⌐ | ![]() |
⌠ | ![]() |
⌰ | ![]() | |
⌁ | ELECTRIC ARROW | ⌑ | SQUARE LOZENGE | ⌡ | BOTTOM HALF INTEGRAL | ⌱ | DIMENSION ORIGIN | 1 |
⌁ | ⌑ | ⌡ | ⌱ | |||||
⌁ | ![]() |
⌑ | ![]() |
⌡ | ![]() |
⌱ | ![]() | |
⌂ | HOUSE | ⌒ | ARC | ⌢ | FROWN | ⌲ | CONICAL TAPER | 2 |
⌂ | ⌒ | ⌢ | ⌲ | |||||
⌂ | ![]() |
⌒ | ![]() |
⌢ | ![]() |
⌲ | ![]() | |
⌃ | UP ARROWHEAD | ⌓ | SEGMENT | ⌣ | SMILE | ⌳ | SLOPE | 3 |
⌃ | ⌓ | ⌣ | ⌳ | |||||
⌃ | ![]() |
⌓ | ![]() |
⌣ | ![]() |
⌳ | ![]() | |
⌄ | DOWN ARROWHEAD | ⌔ | SECTOR | ⌤ | UP ARROWHEAD BETWEEN TWO HORIZONTAL BARS | ⌴ | COUNTERBORE | 4 |
⌄ | ⌔ | ⌤ | ⌴ | |||||
⌄ | ![]() |
⌔ | ![]() |
⌤ | ![]() |
⌴ | ![]() | |
⌅ | PROJECTIVE | ⌕ | TELEPHONE RECORDER | ⌥ | OPTION KEY | ⌵ | COUNTERSINK | 5 |
⌅ | ⌕ | ⌥ | ⌵ | |||||
⌅ | ![]() |
⌕ | ![]() |
⌥ | ![]() |
⌵ | ![]() | |
⌆ | PERSPECTIVE | ⌖ | POSITION INDICATOR | ⌦ | ERASE TO THE RIGHT | ⌶ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL I-BEAM | 6 |
⌆ | ⌖ | ⌦ | ⌶ | |||||
⌆ | ![]() |
⌖ | ![]() |
⌦ | ![]() |
⌶ | ![]() | |
⌇ | WAVY LINE | ⌗ | VIEWDATA SQUARE[6] | ⌧ | X IN A RECTANGLE BOX | ⌷ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL SQUISH QUAD | 7 |
⌇ | ⌗ | ⌧ | ⌷ | |||||
⌇ | ![]() |
⌗ | ![]() |
⌧ | ![]() |
⌷ | ![]() | |
⌈ | LEFT CEILING | ⌘ | PLACE OF INTEREST SIGN | ⌨ | KEYBOARD | ⌸ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD EQUAL | 8 |
⌈ | ⌘ | ⌨ | ⌸ | |||||
⌈ | ![]() |
⌘ | ![]() |
⌨ | ![]() |
⌸ | ![]() | |
⌉ | RIGHT CEILING | ⌙ | TURNED NOT SIGN | 〈 | LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET | ⌹ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD DIVIDE | 9 |
⌉ | ⌙ | 〈 | ⌹ | |||||
⌉ | ![]() |
⌙ | ![]() |
〈 | ![]() |
⌹ | ![]() | |
⌊ | LEFT FLOOR | ⌚ | WATCH | 〉 | RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET | ⌺ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD DIAMOND | A |
⌊ | ⌚ | 〉 | ⌺ | |||||
⌊ | ![]() |
⌚ | ![]() |
〉 | ![]() |
⌺ | ![]() | |
⌋ | RIGHT FLOOR | ⌛ | HOURGLASS | ⌫ | ERASE TO THE LEFT | ⌻ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD JOT | B |
⌋ | ⌛ | ⌫ | ⌻ | |||||
⌋ | ![]() |
⌛ | ![]() |
⌫ | ![]() |
⌻ | ![]() | |
⌌ | BOTTOM RIGHT CROP | ⌜ | TOP LEFT CORNER | ⌬ | BENZENE RING | ⌼ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD CIRCLE | C |
⌌ | ⌜ | ⌬ | ⌼ | |||||
⌌ | ![]() |
⌜ | ![]() |
⌬ | ![]() |
⌼ | ![]() | |
⌍ | BOTTOM LEFT CROP | ⌝ | TOP RIGHT CORNER | ⌭ | CYLINDRICITY | ⌽ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL CIRCLE STILE | D |
⌍ | ⌝ | ⌭ | ⌽ | |||||
⌍ | ![]() |
⌝ | ![]() |
⌭ | ![]() |
⌽ | ![]() | |
⌎ | TOP RIGHT CROP | ⌞ | BOTTOM LEFT CORNER | ⌮ | ALL AROUND-PROFILE | ⌾ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL CIRCLE JOT | E |
⌎ | ⌞ | ⌮ | ⌾ | |||||
⌎ | ![]() |
⌞ | ![]() |
⌮ | ![]() |
⌾ | ![]() | |
⌏ | TOP LEFT CROP | ⌟ | BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER | ⌯ | SYMMETRY | ⌿ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL SLASH BAR | F |
⌏ | ⌟ | ⌯ | ⌿ | |||||
⌏ | ![]() |
⌟ | ![]() |
⌯ | ![]() |
⌿ | ![]() | |
2300 | 2310 | 2320 | 2330 |
- 1.^ Unicode code points U+2329 & U+232A are deprecated.
(2340–237F)[edit]
2340 | 2350 | 2360 | 2370 | |||||
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Symbol | Name | Symbol | Name | Symbol | Name | Symbol | Name | Last Hex# |
HTML Hex | HTML Hex | HTML Hex | HTML Hex | |||||
Dec | Picture | Dec | Picture | Dec | Picture | Dec | Picture | |
⍀ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL BACKSLASH BAR | ⍐ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD UPWARDS ARROW | ⍠ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD COLON | ⍰ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD QUESTION | 0 |
⍀ | ⍐ | ⍠ | ⍰ | |||||
⍀ | ![]() |
⍐ | ![]() |
⍠ | ![]() |
⍰ | ![]() | |
⍁ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD SLASH | ⍑ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL UP TACK OVERBAR | ⍡ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL UP TACK DIAERESIS | ⍱ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL DOWN CARET TILDE | 1 |
⍁ | ⍑ | ⍡ | ⍱ | |||||
⍁ | ![]() |
⍑ | ![]() |
⍡ | ![]() |
⍱ | ![]() | |
⍂ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD BACKSLASH | ⍒ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL DEL STILE | ⍢ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL DEL DIAERESIS | ⍲ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL UP CARET TILDE | 2 |
⍂ | ⍒ | ⍢ | ⍲ | |||||
⍂ | ![]() |
⍒ | ![]() |
⍢ | ![]() |
⍲ | ![]() | |
⍃ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD LESS-THAN | ⍓ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD UP CARET | ⍣ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL STAR DIAERESIS | ⍳ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL IOTA | 3 |
⍃ | ⍓ | ⍣ | ⍳ | |||||
⍃ | ![]() |
⍓ | ![]() |
⍣ | ![]() |
⍳ | ![]() | |
⍄ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD GREATER-THAN | ⍔ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD DEL | ⍤ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL JOT DIAERESIS | ⍴ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL RHO | 4 |
⍄ | ⍔ | ⍤ | ⍴ | |||||
⍄ | ![]() |
⍔ | ![]() |
⍤ | ![]() |
⍴ | ![]() | |
⍅ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL LEFTWARDS VANE | ⍕ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL UP TACK JOT | ⍥ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL CIRCLE DIAERESIS | ⍵ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL OMEGA | 5 |
⍅ | ⍕ | ⍥ | ⍵ | |||||
⍅ | ![]() |
⍕ | ![]() |
⍥ | ![]() |
⍵ | ![]() | |
⍆ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL RIGHTWARDS VANE | ⍖ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL DOWNWARDS VANE | ⍦ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL DOWN SHOE STILE | ⍶ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL ALPHA UNDERBAR | 6 |
⍆ | ⍖ | ⍦ | ⍶ | |||||
⍆ | ![]() |
⍖ | ![]() |
⍦ | ![]() |
⍶ | ![]() | |
⍇ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD LEFTWARDS ARROW | ⍗ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD DOWNWARDS ARROW | ⍧ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL LEFT SHOE STILE | ⍷ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL EPSILON UNDERBAR | 7 |
⍇ | ⍗ | ⍧ | ⍷ | |||||
⍇ | ![]() |
⍗ | ![]() |
⍧ | ![]() |
⍷ | ![]() | |
⍈ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD RIGHTWARDS ARROW | ⍘ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUOTE UNDERBAR | ⍨ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL TILDE DIAERESIS | ⍸ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL IOTA UNDERBAR | 8 |
⍈ | ⍘ | ⍨ | ⍸ | |||||
⍈ | ![]() |
⍘ | ![]() |
⍨ | ![]() |
⍸ | ![]() | |
⍉ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL CIRCLE BACKSLASH | ⍙ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL DELTA UNDERBAR | ⍩ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL GREATER-THAN DIAERESIS | ⍹ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL OMEGA UNDERBAR | 9 |
⍉ | ⍙ | ⍩ | ⍹ | |||||
⍉ | ![]() |
⍙ | ![]() |
⍩ | ![]() |
⍹ | ![]() | |
⍊ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL DOWN TACK UNDERBAR | ⍚ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL DIAMOND UNDERBAR | ⍪ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL COMMA BAR | ⍺ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL ALPHA | A |
⍊ | ⍚ | ⍪ | ⍺ | |||||
⍊ | ![]() |
⍚ | ![]() |
⍪ | ![]() |
⍺ | ![]() | |
⍋ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL DELTA STILE | ⍛ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL JOT UNDERBAR | ⍫ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL DEL TILDE | ⍻ | NOT CHECK MARK | B |
⍋ | ⍛ | ⍫ | ⍻ | |||||
⍋ | ![]() |
⍛ | ![]() |
⍫ | ![]() |
⍻ | ![]() | |
⍌ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD DOWN CARET | ⍜ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL CIRCLE UNDERBAR | ⍬ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL ZILDE | ⍼ | RIGHT ANGLE WITH DOWNWARDS ZIGZAG ARROW. It is unknown what this sign is meant to be used for.[7][8] | C |
⍌ | ⍜ | ⍬ | ⍼ | |||||
⍌ | ![]() |
⍜ | ![]() |
⍬ | ![]() |
⍼ | ![]() | |
⍍ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD DELTA | ⍝ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL UP SHOE JOT | ⍭ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL STILE TILDE | ⍽ | SHOULDERED OPEN BOX | D |
⍍ | ⍝ | ⍭ | ⍽ | |||||
⍍ | ![]() |
⍝ | ![]() |
⍭ | ![]() |
⍽ | ![]() | |
⍎ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL DOWN TACK JOT | ⍞ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUOTE QUAD | ⍮ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL SEMICOLON UNDERBAR | ⍾ | BELL SYMBOL | E |
⍎ | ⍞ | ⍮ | ⍾ | |||||
⍎ | ![]() |
⍞ | ![]() |
⍮ | ![]() |
⍾ | ![]() | |
⍏ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL UPWARDS VANE | ⍟ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL CIRCLE STAR | ⍯ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL QUAD NOT EQUAL | ⍿ | VERTICAL LINE WITH MIDDLE DOT | F |
⍏ | ⍟ | ⍯ | ⍿ | |||||
⍏ | ![]() |
⍟ | ![]() |
⍯ | ![]() |
⍿ | ![]() | |
2340 | 2350 | 2360 | 2370 |
(2380–23BF)[edit]
(23C0–23FF)[edit]
Block[edit]
Miscellaneous Technical[1][2] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF) | ||||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
U+230x | ⌀ | ⌁ | ⌂ | ⌃ | ⌄ | ⌅ | ⌆ | ⌇ | ⌈ | ⌉ | ⌊ | ⌋ | ⌌ | ⌍ | ⌎ | ⌏ |
U+231x | ⌐ | ⌑ | ⌒ | ⌓ | ⌔ | ⌕ | ⌖ | ⌗ | ⌘ | ⌙ | ⌚ | ⌛ | ⌜ | ⌝ | ⌞ | ⌟ |
U+232x | ⌠ | ⌡ | ⌢ | ⌣ | ⌤ | ⌥ | ⌦ | ⌧ | ⌨ | 〈 | 〉 | ⌫ | ⌬ | ⌭ | ⌮ | ⌯ |
U+233x | ⌰ | ⌱ | ⌲ | ⌳ | ⌴ | ⌵ | ⌶ | ⌷ | ⌸ | ⌹ | ⌺ | ⌻ | ⌼ | ⌽ | ⌾ | ⌿ |
U+234x | ⍀ | ⍁ | ⍂ | ⍃ | ⍄ | ⍅ | ⍆ | ⍇ | ⍈ | ⍉ | ⍊ | ⍋ | ⍌ | ⍍ | ⍎ | ⍏ |
U+235x | ⍐ | ⍑ | ⍒ | ⍓ | ⍔ | ⍕ | ⍖ | ⍗ | ⍘ | ⍙ | ⍚ | ⍛ | ⍜ | ⍝ | ⍞ | ⍟ |
U+236x | ⍠ | ⍡ | ⍢ | ⍣ | ⍤ | ⍥ | ⍦ | ⍧ | ⍨ | ⍩ | ⍪ | ⍫ | ⍬ | ⍭ | ⍮ | ⍯ |
U+237x | ⍰ | ⍱ | ⍲ | ⍳ | ⍴ | ⍵ | ⍶ | ⍷ | ⍸ | ⍹ | ⍺ | ⍻ | ⍼ | ⍽ | ⍾ | ⍿ |
U+238x | ⎀ | ⎁ | ⎂ | ⎃ | ⎄ | ⎅ | ⎆ | ⎇ | ⎈ | ⎉ | ⎊ | ⎋ | ⎌ | ⎍ | ⎎ | ⎏ |
U+239x | ⎐ | ⎑ | ⎒ | ⎓ | ⎔ | ⎕ | ⎖ | ⎗ | ⎘ | ⎙ | ⎚ | ⎛ | ⎜ | ⎝ | ⎞ | ⎟ |
U+23Ax | ⎠ | ⎡ | ⎢ | ⎣ | ⎤ | ⎥ | ⎦ | ⎧ | ⎨ | ⎩ | ⎪ | ⎫ | ⎬ | ⎭ | ⎮ | ⎯ |
U+23Bx | ⎰ | ⎱ | ⎲ | ⎳ | ⎴ | ⎵ | ⎶ | ⎷ | ⎸ | ⎹ | ⎺ | ⎻ | ⎼ | ⎽ | ⎾ | ⎿ |
U+23Cx | ⏀ | ⏁ | ⏂ | ⏃ | ⏄ | ⏅ | ⏆ | ⏇ | ⏈ | ⏉ | ⏊ | ⏋ | ⏌ | ⏍ | ⏎ | ⏏ |
U+23Dx | ⏐ | ⏑ | ⏒ | ⏓ | ⏔ | ⏕ | ⏖ | ⏗ | ⏘ | ⏙ | ⏚ | ⏛ | ⏜ | ⏝ | ⏞ | ⏟ |
U+23Ex | ⏠ | ⏡ | ⏢ | ⏣ | ⏤ | ⏥ | ⏦ | ⏧ | ⏨ | ⏩ | ⏪ | ⏫ | ⏬ | ⏭ | ⏮ | ⏯ |
U+23Fx | ⏰ | ⏱ | ⏲ | ⏳ | ⏴ | ⏵ | ⏶ | ⏷ | ⏸ | ⏹ | ⏺ | ⏻ | ⏼ | ⏽ | ⏾ | ⏿ |
Notes |
Emoji[edit]
The Miscellaneous Technical block contains eighteen emoji: U+231A–U+231B, U+2328, U+23CF, U+23E9–U+23F3 and U+23F8–U+23FA.[9][10]
All of these characters have standardized variants defined, to specify emoji-style (U+FE0F VS16) or text presentation (U+FE0E VS15) for each character, for a total of 36 variants.[11]
U+ | 231A | 231B | 2328 | 23CF | 23E9 | 23EA | 23EB | 23EC | 23ED |
default presentation | emoji | emoji | text | text | emoji | emoji | emoji | emoji | text |
base code point | ⌚ | ⌛ | ⌨ | ⏏ | ⏩ | ⏪ | ⏫ | ⏬ | ⏭ |
base+VS15 (text) | ⌚︎ | ⌛︎ | ⌨︎ | ⏏︎ | ⏩︎ | ⏪︎ | ⏫︎ | ⏬︎ | ⏭︎ |
base+VS16 (emoji) | ⌚️ | ⌛️ | ⌨️ | ⏏️ | ⏩️ | ⏪️ | ⏫️ | ⏬️ | ⏭️ |
U+ | 23EE | 23EF | 23F0 | 23F1 | 23F2 | 23F3 | 23F8 | 23F9 | 23FA |
default presentation | text | text | emoji | text | text | emoji | text | text | text |
base code point | ⏮ | ⏯ | ⏰ | ⏱ | ⏲ | ⏳ | ⏸ | ⏹ | ⏺ |
base+VS15 (text) | ⏮︎ | ⏯︎ | ⏰︎ | ⏱︎ | ⏲︎ | ⏳︎ | ⏸︎ | ⏹︎ | ⏺︎ |
base+VS16 (emoji) | ⏮️ | ⏯️ | ⏰️ | ⏱️ | ⏲️ | ⏳️ | ⏸️ | ⏹️ | ⏺️ |
History[edit]
The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Miscellaneous Technical block:
Version | Final code points[a] | Count | L2 ID | WG2 ID | Document |
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Unicode 1.0.1 Addendum" (PDF). The Unicode Standard. 1992-11-03. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ^ Chan, Jonathan (6 April 2023). "update: U+237C ⍼ ⍼". Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ British Standards Institute. Alphanumerics for viewdata and broadcast teletext (PDF). ITSCJ/IPSJ. ISO-IR-47.
- ^ Substituted for the underscore in viewdata/teletext displays.[5]
- ^ Chan, Jonathan (9 April 2022). "U+237C ⍼ RIGHT ANGLE WITH DOWNWARDS ZIGZAG ARROW". Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ List, Jenny (24 April 2022). "Can You Identify This Mystery Unicode Glyph?". Hackaday. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "UTR #51: Unicode Emoji". Unicode Consortium. 2023-09-05.
- ^ "UCD: Emoji Data for UTR #51". Unicode Consortium. 2023-02-01.
- ^ "UTS #51 Emoji Variation Sequences". The Unicode Consortium.