U+1F13D Β· Other symbol
Squared Latin Capital Letter N Symbol π½
π½ is squared latin capital letter n, U+1F13D. Unicode records it as a compatibility form of N (square form). It was added in Unicode 5.2, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Also known as
- news (ARIB STD B24)
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+1F13D | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | 🄽 | |
| HTML decimal | 🄽 | |
| CSS | \1F13D | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F13D} | |
| Python | \U0001F13D | |
| Java / C# | \uD83C\uDD3D | |
| Rust | \u{1f13d} | |
| Swift | \u{1F13D} | |
| PHP | \u{1F13D} | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%84%BD | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 84 BD | |
| UTF-16 bytes | D83C DD3D | |
| Base64 | 8J+EvQ== | |
| Decimal | 127293 | |
| Decomposes to | N (square form) | |
| Category | Other symbol (So) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 5.2 | |
Will π½ survive being pasted?
- Normalisation. No. Anything that applies NFKC β search indexes, usernames, domain names, programming identifiers β rewrites π½ as
N. Safe for display, not for storage. - Legacy encodings. π½ 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 β SMS, bios, some form validators β usually count bytes, not characters.
Nearby in Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement
Letters and numbers in squares, circles and boxes beyond what the original enclosed block held, including the regional-indicator letters that flag emoji are assembled from.
How to type π½
| Windows | Type 1F13D then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for βsquared latin capital letter nβ |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 1f13d, press Enter |
| HTML | 🄽 |
About Unicodeβs Other symbol category
Unicode files this under "other symbol" β 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 π½ squared latin capital letter n symbol?
- On Windows, type 1F13D and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 1f13d. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for π½?
- Squared Latin Capital Letter N is U+1F13D. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- Will π½ survive being pasted anywhere?
- Not always. Squared Latin Capital Letter N is a compatibility character: any system that applies Unicode NFKC normalisation β search indexes, usernames, identifiers β replaces it with N. Use it for display, not where text is normalised.