Left-Facing Bassinet

In Word for Windows (as of 2026), type 1CC48, then press Alt+X.

That converts the Unicode hexadecimal value into the character. If other hexadecimal letters or digits touch the code, select only 1CC48 first.

The original Sharp MZ display table used 1B for this drawing. That byte belongs to an older character set; it needs that set's mapping before it can represent the Unicode character.

It started as a fixed game graphic

The Sharp MZ-700 went on sale in November 1982. Its European alternate display set included this picture among pre-drawn game figures. A character ROM, a memory chip holding fixed 8-by-8 pixel patterns, let games put figures on screen without redrawing every pixel.

Unicode carried the figure forward as a named text character. “Left-facing bassinet” is a present-day description of its tiny shape; its source record connects it to a preset computer picture.