Broccoli 🥦
Usage snapshot:
- Used in content written with the Common script; suitable for UI labels and body text.
- Appears in the Unicode block Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs.
History & usage: This emoji shows broccoli. The name is a simple noun token with no special markers, so there are no HARD SIGN, SOFT SIGN, or other modifiers to explain. In typography, a bare noun token signals a concrete object and helps readers identify the item quickly in lists or captions. Practical use contexts include: describing meals or grocery plans in chat and posts; labeling recipes or menus in culinary primers; and noting ingredients in scholarly editions or archival transcriptions where vegetable names appear in historical notes or annotations. If extended variants existed, they would frame a historical or specialized note about form. Cross‑platform, provide accessible alt text like "broccoli emoji" for screen readers and ensure high contrast rendering.
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F966 - General Category:
So - Age:
10.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A5 A6 - UTF-16:
D83E DD66 - UTF-32:
0001F966 - HTML dec:
🥦 - HTML hex:
🥦 - JS escape:
\u{1F966} - Python \N{}:
\N{BROCCOLI} - Python \U:
\U0001F966 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A5%A6 - CSS escape:
\1F966
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+1F966 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.