U+1F773 · Other symbol
Alchemical Symbol For Half Ounce Symbol 🝳
🝳 is alchemical symbol for half ounce, U+1F773. Unicode also records it as “uncia semis”. It was added in Unicode 6.0, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Also known as
- uncia semis
What Unicode says about 🝳
handwritten ligature of 2125 + 00DF, typically spelled out as 2125 ss
— annotation from the Unicode Standard, NamesList.txt
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+1F773 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | 🝳 | |
| HTML decimal | 🝳 | |
| CSS | \1F773 | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F773} | |
| Python | \U0001F773 | |
| Java / C# | \uD83D\uDF73 | |
| Rust | \u{1f773} | |
| Swift | \u{1F773} | |
| PHP | \u{1F773} | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%9D%B3 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 9D B3 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | D83D DF73 | |
| Base64 | 8J+dsw== | |
| Decimal | 128883 | |
| 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.
Unicode cross-references
The standard points readers of 🝳 at these characters — usually because they look alike, or because one is the correct choice where the other is often used by mistake.
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.
How to type 🝳
| Windows | Type 1F773 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “alchemical symbol for half ounce” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 1f773, 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 ounce symbol?
- On Windows, type 1F773 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 1f773. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for 🝳?
- Alchemical Symbol For Half Ounce is U+1F773. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is 🝳?
- Alchemical Symbol For Half Ounce 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.