U+1F728 Alchemical Symbol for Verdigris
U+1F728 was added in Unicode version 6.0 in 2010. It belongs to the block
This character is a Other Symbol and is commonly used, that is, in no specific script. The character is also known as aes viride, copper subacetate and astronomical symbol for earth.
The glyph is not a composition. It has no designated width in East Asian texts. In bidirectional text it acts as Other Neutral. When changing direction it is not mirrored. The word that U+1F728 forms with similar adjacent characters prevents a line break inside it. The glyph can be confused with one other glyph.
The Wikipedia has the following information about this codepoint:
Verdigris is a common name for any of a variety of somewhat poisonous copper salts of acetic acid, which range in colour from green to a bluish-green depending on their chemical composition.:β132β Once used as a medicine and pharmaceutical preparation,:β176β Verdigris occurs naturally, creating a patina on copper, bronze, and brass, and is the main component of a historic green pigment used for artistic purposes from antiquity until the late 20th century, including in easel painting, polychromatic sculptures, and illumination of maps.:β414β423β However, due to its instability, its popularity declined as other green pigments became readily available.:β171β The instability of its appearance stems from its hydration level and basicity, which changes as the pigment interacts with other materials over time.:β637β
Representations
System | Representation |
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NΒΊ | 128808 |
UTF-8 | F0 9F 9C A8 |
UTF-16 | D8 3D DF 28 |
UTF-32 | 00 01 F7 28 |
URL-Quoted | %F0%9F%9C%A8 |
HTML hex reference | 🜨 |
Wrong windows-1252 Mojibake | Γ°ΕΈΕΒ¨ |
alias | aes viride |
alias | copper subacetate |
alias | astronomical symbol for earth |
Related Characters
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Complete Record
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