What means
In Word for Windows, enter 1CC69 without U+, then press Alt+X.
If other hexadecimal digits touch the code, select just 1CC69 first. Word converts the selected value into the character.
What is Eight Rays Inward?
It is an inward-pointing starburst made from eight rays.
The glyph comes from the European alternate display set for Sharp’s MZ-700 home computer, released in Europe in 1983. Its character generator held 512 preset 88-pixel forms; arranging them in text cells let programs assemble screen graphics. The related points its rays outward.
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Questions people ask
1Why does show as a box?
The selected font lacks a drawing for it. BabelStone Pseudographica includes this glyph in its 16.0.0 release (2024); a font with support is needed to show it.
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- Search it as
- sharp mz · mz-700 · retrocomputer · 8-ray star · starburst · pixel graphic
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𜱩\1CC691CC69 without U+, then press Alt+X. If hexadecimal characters touch the code, select just 1CC69 first.POKE (a memory-write command) could put it onscreen.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.