Satellite Antenna 📡
📡 (U+1F4E1) 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: Satellite Antenna 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: SATELLITE ANTENNA depicts a satellite antenna. In messaging, it signals communication, broadcasting, or a link to a remote location. In interfaces, it can illustrate connectivity status or a tech topic in articles and dashboards. In educational or science content, it helps label sections about space, satellites, or data transmission. Use thoughtfully to avoid ambiguity in formal content; keep the intended meaning clear. Note that appearance varies across platforms, apps, and fonts, so color, shape, and detail may differ. If color emoji isn’t supported, a monochrome fallback may appear. For accessibility, provide surrounding text that explains the meaning so users relying on assistive tech understand the symbol. Across platforms, ensure the emoji’s meaning is supported by text for clear cross-platform usage.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F4E1 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+1F4E1 - General Category:
So - Age:
6.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 93 A1 - UTF-16:
D83D DCE1 - UTF-32:
0001F4E1 - HTML dec:
📡 - HTML hex:
📡 - JS escape:
\u{1F4E1} - Python \N{}:
\N{SATELLITE ANTENNA} - Python \U:
\U0001F4E1 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%93%A1 - CSS escape:
\1F4E1
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+1F4E1 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.