What is the Unicode code point for 🛈?

Circled Information Source is encoded as the single code point U+1F6C8.

When was 🛈 added to Unicode?

🛈 was approved as part of Emoji 0.0 and released in 2014, under Unicode 7.0.

Why does 🛈 look different on my phone?

Every platform draws its own artwork for the same code point, so 🛈 changes depending on where you see it. This page compares 6 renderings, including OpenMoji, LG and Catrinity.

What category is 🛈 in?

🛈 belongs to Unicode's Historic & Non-Standard group, in the symbol subgroup.

🛈

U+1F6C8

Circled Information Source

Emoji 0.0 · 2014

About

Circled Information Source, a single Unicode character. Part of the Historic & Non-Standard group, symbol subgroup. Approved as part of Emoji 0.0.

Platform renderings

OpenMoji
17.0
LG
Velvet
System font — artwork not licensed for redistribution
Catrinity
2.23

1 platform shown using your device's own emoji font. Their artwork is proprietary and this site does not redistribute it.

Timeline

2015 — 2026

20152026

Showing 6 of 6 events through 2026

2015First render
First appeared on LG
Release date from the artwork bank version table.
2016Redesign
LG G5
Release date from the artwork bank version table.
2021Redesign
LG Velvet
Release date from the artwork bank version table.
2024First render
First appeared on OpenMoji
Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.
2026First render
First appeared on Catrinity
Release date from the artwork bank version table.
2026Redesign
OpenMoji 17.0
Release date from the upstream project.

Encodings

UTF-8: F0 9F 9B 88
UTF-8 escaped: \xF0\x9F\x9B\x88
UTF-16: D83D DEC8
UTF-32: 0001F6C8
HTML decimal: 🛈
HTML hex: 🛈
CSS: \01F6C8
JavaScript: \u{1F6C8}
JS surrogateFor pre-ES2015 targets: \uD83D\uDEC8
Python: \U0001F6C8
URL encoded: %F0%9F%9B%88
Base64: 8J+biA==

Frequently asked questions

What does 🛈 mean?: Circled Information Source, a single Unicode character. Part of the Historic & Non-Standard group, symbol subgroup. Approved as part of Emoji 0.0.
What is the Unicode code point for 🛈?: Circled Information Source is encoded as the single code point U+1F6C8.
When was 🛈 added to Unicode?: 🛈 was approved as part of Emoji 0.0 and released in 2014, under Unicode 7.0.
Why does 🛈 look different on my phone?: Every platform draws its own artwork for the same code point, so 🛈 changes depending on where you see it. This page compares 6 renderings, including OpenMoji, LG and Catrinity.
What category is 🛈 in?: 🛈 belongs to Unicode's Historic & Non-Standard group, in the symbol subgroup.