Brick 🧱

🧱 (U+1F9F1) 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: Brick is part of the Symbols family (block: Supplemental 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: BRICK depicts a brick object. In messages about construction, architecture, or DIY projects, it can show building aspects or materials. In UI and text, it can stand for a solid item, a block, or a building component in inventories or plans. Designers may use it to suggest structure, durability, or a construction theme in apps or dashboards. It can also support context for layouts, workflows, or project notes where a physical brick helps clarify a concept. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning. Appearance can vary across platforms, apps, and fonts, so colors and details may differ. If color emoji is not supported, a monochrome or text-style fallback may be shown. Use it thoughtfully to keep intent clear and unambiguous in formal content.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F9F1 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.