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ℹ️Information Emoji
ℹ️ information — U+2139 U+FE0F, added in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Unicode groups it with the other 39 alphanumeric symbols emojis under Symbols.
What ℹ️ information means
Squared letter and word buttons, most of them inherited wholesale from Japanese carrier emoji and never rethought since. 🆒, 🆕, 🆓 and 🆗 still see use as labels, and 🆘 is read as a genuine call for help. 🅰️, 🅱️, 🅾️ and 🆎 are blood-type buttons, a category that matters in Japan, where blood type is discussed the way star signs are elsewhere.
Unicode tags this one i and files it under Symbols → Alphanumeric Symbols.
Copy variants
information carries a variation selector (U+FE0F) that forces colour rendering. Drop it and the same character renders as monochrome text.
Shortcodes
Type these instead of pasting — most chat apps expand them as you type.
How ℹ️ is built
This emoji is more than one codepoint. Each part below is a character in its own right.
- ℹU+2139information
- ·U+FE0FVariation selector (emoji style)
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+2139 U+FE0F | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ℹ️ | |
| HTML decimal | ℹ️ | |
| CSS | \2139\FE0F | |
| JavaScript | \u{2139}\u{FE0F} | |
| Python | \U00002139\U0000FE0F | |
| Java / C# | \u2139\uFE0F | |
| Rust | \u{2139}\u{fe0f} | |
| Swift | \u{2139}\u{FE0F} | |
| PHP | \u{2139}\u{FE0F} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%84%B9%EF%B8%8F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 84 B9 EF B8 8F | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2139 FE0F | |
| Base64 | 4oS577iP | |
| Decimal | 8505 65039 | |
| Introduced | Unicode 6.0 (2010) | |
Keywords
- i
How to type ℹ️
- Windows — press
Win + .and search “information”. - macOS — press
Ctrl + Cmd + Spaceto open the character viewer. - iOS & Android — switch to the emoji keyboard and type “i”.
- Linux — press
Ctrl + Shift + U, then type2139and Enter. - HTML — paste
ℹ️.
How ℹ️ renders
The same character drawn with whichever emoji fonts your device has installed. Apple, Google and Microsoft each draw it differently, so what you see below depends on what you are reading this on.
- ℹ️Apple
- ℹ️Segoe
- ℹ️Noto
- ℹ️System
Frequently asked questions
What does the ℹ️ information emoji mean?+
ℹ️ is the information emoji, tagged i. Squared letter and word buttons, most of them inherited wholesale from Japanese carrier emoji and never rethought since. 🆒, 🆕, 🆓 and 🆗 still see use as labels, and 🆘 is read as a genuine call for help. 🅰️, 🅱️, 🅾️ and 🆎 are blood-type buttons, a category that matters in Japan, where blood type is discussed the way star signs are elsewhere.
What is the Unicode code for ℹ️?+
information is U+2139 U+FE0F. In HTML that is ℹ️, in CSS \2139\FE0F, and in JavaScript \u{2139}\u{FE0F}. The full table above lists every escape format.
When was the ℹ️ emoji added?+
information got its emoji presentation in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Platforms that shipped before that release may draw it in plain text, or not at all — that is why the same character can look different on an old phone.
Related emojis
More emojis from Alphanumeric Symbols in Symbols.
Added in Unicode 6.0 (2010)
Other emojis that shipped in the same Unicode release as ℹ️ information.