Dingbats

Dingbats is the name of a range of characters defined by the Unicode standard.

The Dingbats are a well-established set of symbols comprising the industry standard Zapf Dingbats font -- currently available in most laser printers. Other series of dingbats also exists, but are not encoded in the Unicode standard because they are not widely implemented in existing hardware and software as character-encoded fonts. Dingbats that are part of other standards have been encoded in the Geometric Shapes, Enclosed Alphanumerics and Miscellaneous Symbols code blocks. The order of the remaining dingbats follows the PostScript encoding.

The treatment of the Dingbats in Unicode differs from that of all other characters. These symbols are encoded as specific glyph shapes, rather than as glyphic archetypes for abstract characters that can be represented in different faces and styles. Thus, it would be incorrect to arbitrarily replace U+279D  ➝  triangle headed rightwards arrow   with any other right arrow dingbat or with any of the generic arrows from the Arrows code block. In other words, because the Zapf Dingbats font refers to glyphs from a specific typeface, their semantic value is their shape.

A number of the Dingbats represent shapes that overlap with regular Unicode symbol characters. In these cases, the shapes are not repeated in this code block. These include things like card suits, circled numbers and some arrows. In these cases, gaps are left where Zapf Dingbats are dropped.

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Unicode's Dingbats code block reserves the 192 code points from U+2700 to U+27BF, of which 174 are currently assigned.

Miscellaneous Symbols <-- Dingbats --> Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols A
ITC Zapf dingbats series 100

Number of characters added in each version of the Unicode standard :
Unicode 1.1 : 160
Unicode 3.2 : 14

Number of characters in each General Category :

Number, Other       No : 30
Punctuation, Open   Ps :  7
Punctuation, Close  Pe :  7
Symbol, Other       So :130

All the characters in this code block are in bidirectional category Other Neutral ON

The columns below should be interpreted as :

1. The Unicode code for the character
2. The character in question
3. The Unicode name for the character
4. The Unicode General Category for the character
5. The Unicode version when this character was added

If the characters below show up poorly, or not at all, see Unicode Support for possible solutions.

 

Dingbats

     Miscellaneous

U+2701   ✁   upper blade scissors So 1.1

U+2702   ✂   black scissors So 1.1

U+2703   ✃   lower blade scissors So 1.1

U+2704   ✄   white scissors So 1.1

U+2706   ✆   telephone location sign So 1.1

ref U+2121   ℡   telephone sign (Letterlike Symbols)

U+2707   ✇   tape drive So 1.1

U+2708   ✈   airplane So 1.1

U+2709   ✉   envelope So 1.1

U+270C   ✌   victory hand So 1.1

U+270D   ✍   writing hand So 1.1

U+270E   ✎   lower right pencil So 1.1

U+270F   ✏   pencil So 1.1

U+2710   ✐   upper right pencil So 1.1

U+2711   ✑   white nib So 1.1

U+2712   ✒   black nib So 1.1

U+2713   ✓   check mark So 1.1

sgml &check; &checkmark;

ref U+221A   √   square root (Mathematical Operators)

U+2714   ✔   heavy check mark So 1.1

U+2715   ✕   multiplication x So 1.1

ref U+00D7   ×   multiplication sign (Latin-1 Supplement)

ref U+2573   ╳   box drawings light diagonal cross (Box Drawing)

U+2716   ✖   heavy multiplication x So 1.1

U+2717   ✗   ballot x So 1.1

sgml &cross;

ref U+2613   ☓   saltire (Miscellaneous Symbols)

U+2718   ✘   heavy ballot x So 1.1

     Crosses

U+2719   ✙   outlined Greek cross So 1.1

U+271A   ✚   heavy Greek cross So 1.1

U+271B   ✛   open centre cross So 1.1

U+271C   ✜   heavy open centre cross So 1.1

U+271D   ✝   Latin cross So 1.1

U+271E   ✞   shadowed white Latin cross So 1.1

U+271F   ✟   outlined Latin cross So 1.1

U+2720   ✠   maltese cross So 1.1

sgml &malt; &maltese;

* Historically, the Maltese cross took many forms; the shape shown in the Zapf Dingbats is similar to one known as the Cross Form?e.

     Stars, asterisks and snowflakes

U+2721   ✡   star of david So 1.1

U+2722   ✢   four teardrop spoked asterisk So 1.1

U+2723   ✣   four balloon spoked asterisk So 1.1

U+2724   ✤   heavy four balloon spoked asterisk So 1.1

U+2725   ✥   four club spoked asterisk So 1.1

U+2726   ✦   black four pointed star So 1.1

sgml &lozf;

U+2727   ✧   white four pointed star So 1.1

sgml &loz;

U+2729   ✩   stress outlined white star So 1.1

ref U+2606   ☆   white star (Miscellaneous Symbols)

U+272A   ✪   circled white star So 1.1

U+272B   ✫   open centre black star So 1.1

U+272C   ✬   black centre white star So 1.1

U+272D   ✭   outlined black star So 1.1

U+272E   ✮   heavy outlined black star So 1.1

U+272F   ✯   pinwheel star So 1.1

U+2730   ✰   shadowed white star So 1.1

U+2731   ✱   heavy asterisk So 1.1

ref U+002A   *   asterisk (Basic Latin)

U+2732   ✲   open centre asterisk So 1.1

U+2733   ✳   eight spoked asterisk So 1.1

U+2734   ✴   eight pointed black star So 1.1

U+2735   ✵   eight pointed pinwheel star So 1.1

U+2736   ✶   six pointed black star So 1.1

sgml &sext;

aka sextile

U+2737   ✷   eight pointed rectilinear black star So 1.1

U+2738   ✸   heavy eight pointed rectilinear black star So 1.1

U+2739   ✹   twelve pointed black star So 1.1

U+273A   ✺   sixteen pointed asterisk So 1.1

aka starburst

U+273B   ✻   teardrop spoked asterisk So 1.1

U+273C   ✼   open centre teardrop spoked asterisk So 1.1

U+273D   ✽   heavy teardrop spoked asterisk So 1.1

U+273E   ✾   six petalled black and white florette So 1.1

U+273F   ✿   black florette So 1.1

U+2740   ❀   white florette So 1.1

U+2741   ❁   eight petalled outlined black florette So 1.1

U+2742   ❂   circled open centre eight pointed star So 1.1

U+2743   ❃   heavy teardrop spoked pinwheel asterisk So 1.1

U+2744   ❄   snowflake So 1.1

U+2745   ❅   tight trifoliate snowflake So 1.1

U+2746   ❆   heavy chevron snowflake So 1.1

U+2747   ❇   sparkle So 1.1

U+2748   ❈   heavy sparkle So 1.1

U+2749   ❉   balloon spoked asterisk So 1.1

aka jack

U+274A   ❊   eight teardrop spoked propeller asterisk So 1.1

U+274B   ❋   heavy eight teardrop spoked propeller asterisk So 1.1

aka turbofan

     Miscellaneous

U+274D   ❍   shadowed white circle So 1.1

U+274F   ❏   lower right drop shadowed white square So 1.1

U+2750   ❐   upper right drop shadowed white square So 1.1

U+2751   ❑   lower right shadowed white square So 1.1

U+2752   ❒   upper right shadowed white square So 1.1

U+2756   ❖   black diamond minus white x So 1.1

U+2758   ❘   light vertical bar So 1.1

sgml &VerticalSeparator;

ref U+007C   |   vertical line (Basic Latin)

U+2759   ❙   medium vertical bar So 1.1

U+275A   ❚   heavy vertical bar So 1.1

     Punctuation ornaments

U+275B   ❛   heavy single turned comma quotation mark ornament So 1.1

ref U+2018   ‘   left single quotation mark (General Punctuation)

U+275C   ❜   heavy single comma quotation mark ornament So 1.1

ref U+2019   ’   right single quotation mark (General Punctuation)

U+275D   ❝   heavy double turned comma quotation mark ornament So 1.1

ref U+201C   “   left double quotation mark (General Punctuation)

U+275E   ❞   heavy double comma quotation mark ornament So 1.1

ref U+201D   ”   right double quotation mark (General Punctuation)

U+2761   ❡   curved stem paragraph sign ornament So 1.1

ref U+00B6   ¶   pilcrow sign (Latin-1 Supplement)

U+2762   ❢   heavy exclamation mark ornament So 1.1

ref U+0021   !   exclamation mark (Basic Latin)

U+2763   ❣   heavy heart exclamation mark ornament So 1.1

U+2764   ❤   heavy black heart So 1.1

ref U+2665   ♥   black heart suit (Miscellaneous Symbols)

U+2765   ❥   rotated heavy black heart bullet So 1.1

U+2766   ❦   floral heart So 1.1

aka aldus leaf

U+2767   ❧   rotated floral heart bullet So 1.1

aka hedera, ivy leaf

ref U+2619   ☙   reversed rotated floral heart bullet (Miscellaneous Symbols)

     Ornamental brackets

U+2768   ❨   medium left parenthesis ornament Ps 3.2

ref U+0028   (   left parenthesis (Basic Latin)

U+2769   ❩   medium right parenthesis ornament Pe 3.2

ref U+0029   )   right parenthesis (Basic Latin)

U+276A   ❪   medium flattened left parenthesis ornament Ps 3.2

U+276B   ❫   medium flattened right parenthesis ornament Pe 3.2

U+276C   ❬   medium left pointing angle bracket ornament Ps 3.2

ref U+2329   〈   left pointing angle bracket (Miscellaneous Technical)

U+276D   ❭   medium right pointing angle bracket ornament Pe 3.2

ref U+232A   〉   right pointing angle bracket (Miscellaneous Technical)

U+276E   ❮   heavy left pointing angle quotation mark ornament Ps 3.2

ref U+2039   ‹   single left pointing angle quotation mark (General Punctuation)

U+276F   ❯   heavy right pointing angle quotation mark ornament Pe 3.2

ref U+203A   ›   single right pointing angle quotation mark (General Punctuation)

U+2770   ❰   heavy left pointing angle bracket ornament Ps 3.2

U+2771   ❱   heavy right pointing angle bracket ornament Pe 3.2

U+2772   ❲   light left tortoise shell bracket ornament Ps 3.2

ref U+3014   〔   left tortoise shell bracket (CJK Symbols and Punctuation)

U+2773   ❳   light right tortoise shell bracket ornament Pe 3.2

ref U+3015   〕   right tortoise shell bracket (CJK Symbols and Punctuation)

U+2774   ❴   medium left curly bracket ornament Ps 3.2

ref U+007B   {   left curly bracket (Basic Latin)

U+2775   ❵   medium right curly bracket ornament Pe 3.2

ref U+007D   }   right curly bracket (Basic Latin)

     Dingbat circled digits

U+2776   ❶   dingbat negative circled digit one No 1.1

U+2777   ❷   dingbat negative circled digit two No 1.1

U+2778   ❸   dingbat negative circled digit three No 1.1

U+2779   ❹   dingbat negative circled digit four No 1.1

U+277A   ❺   dingbat negative circled digit five No 1.1

U+277B   ❻   dingbat negative circled digit six No 1.1

U+277C   ❼   dingbat negative circled digit seven No 1.1

U+277D   ❽   dingbat negative circled digit eight No 1.1

U+277E   ❾   dingbat negative circled digit nine No 1.1

U+277F   ❿   dingbat negative circled number ten No 1.1

U+2780   ➀   dingbat circled sans serif digit one No 1.1

U+2781   ➁   dingbat circled sans serif digit two No 1.1

U+2782   ➂   dingbat circled sans serif digit three No 1.1

U+2783   ➃   dingbat circled sans serif digit four No 1.1

U+2784   ➄   dingbat circled sans serif digit five No 1.1

U+2785   ➅   dingbat circled sans serif digit six No 1.1

U+2786   ➆   dingbat circled sans serif digit seven No 1.1

U+2787   ➇   dingbat circled sans serif digit eight No 1.1

U+2788   ➈   dingbat circled sans serif digit nine No 1.1

U+2789   ➉   dingbat circled sans serif number ten No 1.1

U+278A   ➊   dingbat negative circled sans serif digit one No 1.1

U+278B   ➋   dingbat negative circled sans serif digit two No 1.1

U+278C   ➌   dingbat negative circled sans serif digit three No 1.1

U+278D   ➍   dingbat negative circled sans serif digit four No 1.1

U+278E   ➎   dingbat negative circled sans serif digit five No 1.1

U+278F   ➏   dingbat negative circled sans serif digit six No 1.1

U+2790   ➐   dingbat negative circled sans serif digit seven No 1.1

U+2791   ➑   dingbat negative circled sans serif digit eight No 1.1

U+2792   ➒   dingbat negative circled sans serif digit nine No 1.1

U+2793   ➓   dingbat negative circled sans serif number ten No 1.1

     Dingbat arrows

U+2794   ➔   heavy wide headed rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+2798   ➘   heavy south east arrow So 1.1

U+2799   ➙   heavy rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+279A   ➚   heavy north east arrow So 1.1

U+279B   ➛   drafting point rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+279C   ➜   heavy round tipped rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+279D   ➝   triangle headed rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+279E   ➞   heavy triangle headed rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+279F   ➟   dashed triangle headed rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27A0   ➠   heavy dashed triangle headed rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27A1   ➡   black rightwards arrow So 1.1

* fonts may harmonize this glyph with the style for other black arrows

ref U+2B05   ⬅   leftwards black arrow (Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows)

U+27A2   ➢   three d top lighted rightwards arrowhead So 1.1

U+27A3   ➣   three d bottom lighted rightwards arrowhead So 1.1

U+27A4   ➤   black rightwards arrowhead So 1.1

U+27A5   ➥   heavy black curved downwards and rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27A6   ➦   heavy black curved upwards and rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27A7   ➧   squat black rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27A8   ➨   heavy concave pointed black rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27A9   ➩   right shaded white rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27AA   ➪   left shaded white rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27AB   ➫   back tilted shadowed white rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27AC   ➬   front tilted shadowed white rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27AD   ➭   heavy lower right shadowed white rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27AE   ➮   heavy upper right shadowed white rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27AF   ➯   notched lower right shadowed white rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27B1   ➱   notched upper right shadowed white rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27B2   ➲   circled heavy white rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27B3   ➳   white feathered rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27B4   ➴   black feathered south east arrow So 1.1

U+27B5   ➵   black feathered rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27B6   ➶   black feathered north east arrow So 1.1

U+27B7   ➷   heavy black feathered south east arrow So 1.1

U+27B8   ➸   heavy black feathered rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27B9   ➹   heavy black feathered north east arrow So 1.1

U+27BA   ➺   teardrop barbed rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27BB   ➻   heavy teardrop shanked rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27BC   ➼   wedge tailed rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27BD   ➽   heavy wedge tailed rightwards arrow So 1.1

U+27BE   ➾   open outlined rightwards arrow So 1.1

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