How do I type the 🅏 squared wc symbol?

On Windows, type 1F14F and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 1f14f. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for 🅏?

Squared Wc is U+1F14F. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

Will 🅏 survive being pasted anywhere?

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

U+1F14F · Other symbol

Squared Wc Symbol 🅏

🅏 is squared wc, U+1F14F. Unicode records it as a compatibility form of WC (square form). It was added in Unicode 6.0, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.

Also known as

water closet
public toilet

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+1F14F`
HTML hex	`🅏`
HTML decimal	`🅏`
CSS	`\1F14F`
JavaScript	`\u{1F14F}`
Python	`\U0001F14F`
Java / C#	`\uD83C\uDD4F`
Rust	`\u{1f14f}`
Swift	`\u{1F14F}`
PHP	`\u{1F14F}`
URL encoded	`%F0%9F%85%8F`
UTF-8 bytes	`F0 9F 85 8F`
UTF-16 bytes	`D83C DD4F`
Base64	`8J+Fjw==`
Decimal	`127311`
Decomposes to	WC (square form)
Category	Other symbol (So)
Introduced	Unicode 6.0

Will 🅏 survive being pasted?

Normalisation. No. Anything that applies NFKC — search indexes, usernames, domain names, programming identifiers — rewrites 🅏 as WC. 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.

Nearby in Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement

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How to type 🅏

Windows	Type `1F14F` then press `Alt`+`X`
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “squared wc”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `1f14f`, 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 wc symbol?: On Windows, type 1F14F and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 1f14f. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for 🅏?: Squared Wc is U+1F14F. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
Will 🅏 survive being pasted anywhere?: Not always. Squared Wc is a compatibility character: any system that applies Unicode NFKC normalisation — search indexes, usernames, identifiers — replaces it with WC. Use it for display, not where text is normalised.