How do I type the 🝲 alchemical symbol for half dram symbol?

On Windows, type 1F772 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 1f772. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for 🝲?

Alchemical Symbol For Half Dram is U+1F772. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

U+1F772 · Other symbol

Alchemical Symbol For Half Dram Symbol 🝲

🝲 is alchemical symbol for half dram, U+1F772. Unicode also records it as “drachma semis”. It was added in Unicode 6.0, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.

Also known as

drachma semis

What Unicode says about 🝲

handwritten ligature of 0292 + 00DF, typically spelled out as ʒss

— annotation from the Unicode Standard, NamesList.txt

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+1F772`
HTML hex	`🝲`
HTML decimal	`🝲`
CSS	`\1F772`
JavaScript	`\u{1F772}`
Python	`\U0001F772`
Java / C#	`\uD83D\uDF72`
Rust	`\u{1f772}`
Swift	`\u{1F772}`
PHP	`\u{1F772}`
URL encoded	`%F0%9F%9D%B2`
UTF-8 bytes	`F0 9F 9D B2`
UTF-16 bytes	`D83D DF72`
Base64	`8J+dsg==`
Decimal	`128882`
Category	Other symbol (So)
Introduced	Unicode 6.0

Will 🝲 survive being pasted?

Normalisation. Yes. 🝲 is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
Legacy encodings. 🝲 sits above U+FFFF, so it needs a surrogate pair in UTF-16. Software that counts characters by code unit will report it as two.
Size. 4 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.

Nearby in Alchemical Symbols

The signs medieval and early-modern alchemists used for substances, processes and measures — encoded so historical texts can be transcribed accurately.

All 128 characters in Alchemical Symbols →

How to type 🝲

Windows	Type `1F772` then press `Alt`+`X`
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “alchemical symbol for half dram”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `1f772`, press `Enter`
HTML	`🝲`

About Unicode’s Other symbol category

Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type the 🝲 alchemical symbol for half dram symbol?: On Windows, type 1F772 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 1f772. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for 🝲?: Alchemical Symbol For Half Dram is U+1F772. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
What kind of character is 🝲?: Alchemical Symbol For Half Dram is filed under Other symbol in the Alchemical Symbols block, and was introduced in Unicode 6.0. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.