Alchemical Symbol for Water 🜄
Usage snapshot:
- Used in content written with the Common script; suitable for UI labels and body text.
- Appears in the Unicode block Alchemical Symbols.
History & usage: This symbol represents Alchemical symbol for water. In most texts, you might see it in documents and notes that explain old science ideas. It appears on labels for lab gear or kept in teaching materials to show water as a life force in early chemistry. You may also encounter it in search results or annotations where symbols stand for ideas rather than words, or in worksheets and study guides that map symbols to meanings. People use it to help learners recognize symbolic language, or to decorate pages with period style icons. This cross platform and accessibility note: ensure it has alt text and is readable by screen readers.
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F704 - General Category:
So - Age:
6.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Alchemical Symbols - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 9C 84 - UTF-16:
D83D DF04 - UTF-32:
0001F704 - HTML dec:
🜄 - HTML hex:
🜄 - JS escape:
\u{1F704} - Python \N{}:
\N{ALCHEMICAL SYMBOL FOR WATER} - Python \U:
\U0001F704 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%9C%84 - CSS escape:
\1F704
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+1F704 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.