How do I type the 🅂 squared latin capital letter s symbol?

On Windows, type 1F142 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 1f142. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for 🅂?

Squared Latin Capital Letter S is U+1F142. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

Will 🅂 survive being pasted anywhere?

Not always. Squared Latin Capital Letter S is a compatibility character: any system that applies Unicode NFKC normalisation — search indexes, usernames, identifiers — replaces it with S. Use it for display, not where text is normalised.

U+1F142 · Other symbol

Squared Latin Capital Letter S Symbol 🅂

🅂 is squared latin capital letter s, U+1F142. Unicode records it as a compatibility form of S (square form). It was added in Unicode 5.2, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.

Also known as

stereo broadcasting service (ARIB STD B24)

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+1F142`
HTML hex	`🅂`
HTML decimal	`🅂`
CSS	`\1F142`
JavaScript	`\u{1F142}`
Python	`\U0001F142`
Java / C#	`\uD83C\uDD42`
Rust	`\u{1f142}`
Swift	`\u{1F142}`
PHP	`\u{1F142}`
URL encoded	`%F0%9F%85%82`
UTF-8 bytes	`F0 9F 85 82`
UTF-16 bytes	`D83C DD42`
Base64	`8J+Fgg==`
Decimal	`127298`
Decomposes to	S (square form)
Category	Other symbol (So)
Introduced	Unicode 5.2

Will 🅂 survive being pasted?

Normalisation. No. Anything that applies NFKC — search indexes, usernames, domain names, programming identifiers — rewrites 🅂 as S. Safe for display, not for storage.
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.

Other s characters

Unicode names 4 characters ending in “s”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.

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.

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How to type 🅂

Windows	Type `1F142` then press `Alt`+`X`
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “squared latin capital letter s”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `1f142`, 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 🅂 squared latin capital letter s symbol?: On Windows, type 1F142 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 1f142. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for 🅂?: Squared Latin Capital Letter S is U+1F142. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
Will 🅂 survive being pasted anywhere?: Not always. Squared Latin Capital Letter S is a compatibility character: any system that applies Unicode NFKC normalisation — search indexes, usernames, identifiers — replaces it with S. Use it for display, not where text is normalised.