Emoji High Voltage
About this character
The character ⚡ is known as Emoji High Voltage and carries the Unicode code point U+26A1, which is 9889 in decimal. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block (U+2600–U+26FF), which gathers weather, astrological, religious and game symbols, several of which later became emoji.
In memory, ⚡ takes 3 bytes in UTF-8 (0xE2 0x9A 0xA1) and 1 in UTF-16 (0x26A1). That difference is why badly configured forms or databases garble this character: they assume one byte per character.
How to type ⚡
| System | What to do |
|---|---|
| Windows | In Word or WordPad, type 26A1 and press Alt + X to turn the code into the character. |
| macOS | On a Mac, open the Character Viewer with Ctrl + ⌘ + Space and search for “Emoji High Voltage”. |
| Linux | On Linux (GTK), type Ctrl + ⇧ + U, 26A1 then press Enter. |
| HTML / Web | In an HTML page, write ⚡. Use \26A1 in CSS, \u26A1 in JavaScript and \u26A1 in Python. |
| On this site | The simplest route is the Copy button above: the character goes straight to your clipboard, ready to paste anywhere. |
Keyboards that include ⚡
This character is not on any common physical layout, so the Copy button above is the quickest way to get it into a document.
Codes and encodings
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+26A1 |
| Unicode block | Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF) |
| Decimal | 9889 |
| Hexadecimal | 0x26A1 |
| Octal | 023241 |
| Binary | 10011010100001 |
| UTF-8 bytes | 0xE2 0x9A 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 units | 0x26A1 |
| Named HTML entity | None |
| Decimal HTML entity | ⚡ |
| Hex HTML entity | ⚡ |
| CSS escape | \26A1 |
| JavaScript escape | \u26A1 |
| Python escape | \u26A1 |
| URL encoding | %E2%9A%A1 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the Unicode code for ⚡?
Its code point is U+26A1, which is 9889 in decimal and 023241 in octal. In HTML you can write it as ⚡ or ⚡.
Why does ⚡ show up as a box or a question mark?
An empty box means the font has no glyph for U+26A1. The character is still in the text: switching to a font that covers the block (Noto, DejaVu or Segoe UI Symbol) makes it appear.
Can I use ⚡ in a filename, a URL or a password?
In a URL it must be encoded as %E2%9A%A1. Modern filesystems accept it, though it is still risky when moving files between systems. For passwords, some forms reject non-ASCII characters outright.