Emoji Leaf Fluttering in Wind
About this character
The character ๐ is known as Emoji Leaf Fluttering in Wind and carries the Unicode code point U+1F343, which is 127811 in decimal. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block (U+1F300โU+1F5FF), which gathers most of the emoji for objects, animals, food, weather and places.
In memory, ๐ takes 4 bytes in UTF-8 (0xF0 0x9F 0x8D 0x83) and 2 in UTF-16 (0xD83C 0xDF43). That difference is why badly configured forms or databases garble this character: they assume one byte per character.
How to type ๐
| System | What to do |
|---|---|
| Windows | In Word or WordPad, type 1F343 and press Alt + X to turn the code into the character. |
| macOS | On a Mac, open the Character Viewer with Ctrl + โ + Space and search for โEmoji Leaf Fluttering in Windโ. |
| Linux | On Linux (GTK), type Ctrl + โง + U, 1F343 then press Enter. |
| HTML / Web | In an HTML page, write 🍃. Use \1F343 in CSS, \u{1F343} in JavaScript and \U0001F343 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 ๐
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+1F343 |
| Unicode block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs (U+1F300โU+1F5FF) |
| Decimal | 127811 |
| Hexadecimal | 0x1F343 |
| Octal | 0371503 |
| Binary | 11111001101000011 |
| UTF-8 bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x8D 0x83 |
| UTF-16 units | 0xD83C 0xDF43 |
| Named HTML entity | None |
| Decimal HTML entity | 🍃 |
| Hex HTML entity | 🍃 |
| CSS escape | \1F343 |
| JavaScript escape | \u{1F343} |
| Python escape | \U0001F343 |
| URL encoding | %F0%9F%8D%83 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the Unicode code for ๐?
Its code point is U+1F343, which is 127811 in decimal and 0371503 in octal. In HTML you can write it as 🍃 or 🍃.
Why does ๐ show up as a box or a question mark?
An empty box means the font has no glyph for U+1F343. 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 ๐ in a filename, a URL or a password?
In a URL it must be encoded as %F0%9F%8D%83. Modern filesystems accept it, though it is still risky when moving files between systems. For passwords, some forms reject non-ASCII characters outright.