What 🅪 means
It makes raised MC a single text character. A January 2009 Unicode proposal records MC and MD as already used in Canada. It proposed encoding them as raised letters. In February 2010, a follow-up requested separate plain-text signs, avoiding the need to manually superscript ordinary letters. That formalized an existing abbreviation rather than introducing a new trademark meaning.
Legal shorthand used in Canadian French.
MC is not proof of registration; MD or ® marks registered trademarks.
Don't confuse it with
3Questions people ask
1Is MC required in Canada?
No. As of 2026, Canadian federal guidance says no trademark marking symbol is mandatory.
How to type 🅪
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1F16A, then Alt+X to get 🅪.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “raised mc sign”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1f16a, then Enter or Space.
HTML
🅪CSS
\1F16AHTML
In HTML source, `🅪` is a numeric character reference for this sign; the font must support it.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
🅪
HTML hex
🅪
CSS content
content: "\1F16A";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9F%85%AA
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.