Barber Pole 💈
💈 (U+1F488) 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: Barber Pole is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs). 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 BARBER POLE depicts the official name BARBER POLE. In use, it signals barbering or a barber shop. It can mark a location for haircuts or grooming services in messages or app icons. It also serves as a retro symbol for traditional barbering and can appear in branding, menus, or signage. Use it to indicate a barber or salon, to suggest grooming services in a UI, or to decorate content related to cleanliness, style, or personal care. Be mindful that appearance varies across platforms, apps, and fonts, so color, style, and detail may differ. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning and provide alt text or plain text equivalents where needed.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F488 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+1F488 - General Category:
So - Age:
6.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 92 88 - UTF-16:
D83D DC88 - UTF-32:
0001F488 - HTML dec:
💈 - HTML hex:
💈 - JS escape:
\u{1F488} - Python \N{}:
\N{BARBER POLE} - Python \U:
\U0001F488 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%92%88 - CSS escape:
\1F488
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+1F488 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.