Negative Squared Ab 🆎
🆎 (U+1F18E) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Negative Squared Ab is part of the Symbols family (block: Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: NEGATIVE SQUARED AB depicts the official name as an emoji used to convey a specific symbol or concept in text. In messaging, it can stand for a shorthand or a visual cue when you need to show a formal or labeled element without extra words. In interfaces, designers may place it as a compact badge or status marker to indicate a negative or abstract concept tied to a label. In documentation or notes, it helps illustrate a symbol with consistent meaning across platforms. Remember that appearance varies across platforms, apps, and fonts, so color, style, and detail can differ. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text makes the intended meaning clear, since some users rely on screen readers or plain text interpretation. Cross‑platform and font changes may affect how it is perceived, so test its meaning in your UI.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F18E in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F18E - General Category:
So - Age:
6.0 - Bidi Class:
L - Block:
Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 86 8E - UTF-16:
D83C DD8E - UTF-32:
0001F18E - HTML dec:
🆎 - HTML hex:
🆎 - JS escape:
\u{1F18E} - Python \N{}:
\N{NEGATIVE SQUARED AB} - Python \U:
\U0001F18E - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%86%8E - CSS escape:
\1F18E
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F18E or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🆎 (hex) or 🆎 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.