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Unicode character information

White frowning face


Displayed on your computer as: ☹
(if the character is not rendered properly, you may not have the appropriate fonts)

Unicode name: White frowning face
Alternative names: Codepoint (hexadecimal): 0x2639
Codepoint (decimal): 9785
In unicode block: Miscellaneous Symbols

Html entities:

☹ or ☹

Character input:

There is no universal input system for Unicode characters. But you can use the system specific input methods below.

Windows: Hold down Alt and press + on the numeric keyboard. Type: 2639 and release Alt. A registry key needs to be enabled for this to work. See Unicode input (wikipedia) for more details.
Linux: Hold down Crtl and ⇧ Shift and type U2639. Now press ↵ Enter and release Crtl and ⇧ Shift.

Other Infos:

General category: So (Other_Symbol): A symbol of other type.
Bidirectional class is: ON (Other_Neutral): Most other symbols and punctuation marks.
Canocial combining class is: 0 (Not_Reordered): Spacing and enclosing marks; also many vowel and consonant signs, even if nonspacing.