U+1FA6B Β· Other symbol
Xiangqi Black Chariot Symbol π©«
π©« is xiangqi black chariot, U+1FA6B. Unicode also records it as βhΔi jΕ«β. It was added in Unicode 11.0, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Also known as
- hΔi jΕ«
What Unicode says about π©«
design typically shows 8ECA or 8F66
β annotation from the Unicode Standard, NamesList.txt
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+1FA6B | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | 🩫 | |
| HTML decimal | 🩫 | |
| CSS | \1FA6B | |
| JavaScript | \u{1FA6B} | |
| Python | \U0001FA6B | |
| Java / C# | \uD83E\uDE6B | |
| Rust | \u{1fa6b} | |
| Swift | \u{1FA6B} | |
| PHP | \u{1FA6B} | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%A9%AB | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F A9 AB | |
| UTF-16 bytes | D83E DE6B | |
| Base64 | 8J+pqw== | |
| Decimal | 129643 | |
| Category | Other symbol (So) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 11.0 | |
Will π©« survive being pasted?
- Normalisation. Yes. π©« is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
- Legacy encodings. π©« 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 Chess Symbols
Chess pieces in every rotation, plus xiangqi pieces. The rotated forms exist so a diagram can show a position from either playerβs side.
How to type π©«
| Windows | Type 1FA6B then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for βxiangqi black chariotβ |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 1fa6b, 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 π©« xiangqi black chariot symbol?
- On Windows, type 1FA6B and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 1fa6b. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for π©«?
- Xiangqi Black Chariot is U+1FA6B. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is π©«?
- Xiangqi Black Chariot is filed under Other symbol in the Chess Symbols block, and was introduced in Unicode 11.0. 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.