Tortoise Shell Bracketed Cjk Unified Ideograph-4E09 🉁
🉁 (U+1F241) 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: Tortoise Shell Bracketed Cjk Unified Ideograph-4E09 is part of the Symbols family (block: Enclosed Ideographic 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: The character depicts TORTOISE SHELL BRACKETED CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E09. In writing, it can bracket or group items and phrases clearly. In coding, it can delimit parameters or arguments within a function or command. In quoted text, it helps mark the start and end of a quoted block for clarity. Use it when you need to separate groups from surrounding text without using spaces. It also serves to enclose notes or metadata in technical docs. The style is simple and concise, making it easy to read. When used on different platforms, the visual shape stays the same, aiding recognition. For accessibility, provide alternative text or a descriptive label for screen readers and ensure sufficient contrast in backgrounds.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F241 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+1F241 - General Category:
So - Age:
5.2 - Bidi Class:
L - Decomposition:
<compat> 3014 4E09 3015 - Block:
Enclosed Ideographic Supplement - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 89 81 - UTF-16:
D83C DE41 - UTF-32:
0001F241 - HTML dec:
🉁 - HTML hex:
🉁 - JS escape:
\u{1F241} - Python \N{}:
\N{TORTOISE SHELL BRACKETED CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E09} - Python \U:
\U0001F241 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%89%81 - CSS escape:
\1F241
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+1F241 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity &#x1f241; (hex) or &#127553; (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.