What 🆠 means
🆠 labels 5.1-channel surround sound. It marks five main audio channels around the listener plus a separate low-frequency-effects channel for bass, the “.1” channel.
The earliest documented source for this label is Japan’s ARIB STD-B62 digital-broadcast standard, in force 31 July 2014. Japan’s proposal, submitted on 23 July 2015, described squared labels meant to carry program information across broadcasting, information technology, and consumer-electronics systems. This audio label belongs to the same set as for 7.1 and for 22.2 surround sound.
How do I type 🆠?
Windows and GTK support hexadecimal entry; macOS needs Character Viewer. In Windows apps such as Word or Outlook, type 1F1A0 and press Alt X. In GNOME/GTK, press Ctrl Shift U, type 1F1A0, then press Enter or Space.
As of 2026, macOS’s Unicode Hex Input accepts only four hexadecimal digits, so it cannot enter this five-digit code; use Character Viewer. Since a font draws this text character, a missing box points to font support, not a different meaning.
Technical and niche: it reads as a 5.1 audio-format label.
For a general audience, write “5.1 surround sound” so the format is clear.
Part of the collection
What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsThe program or file uses 5.1-channel surround sound.
Questions people ask
2Why does 🆠 show as a box?
A missing glyph means the active font or its fallback lacks a drawing for this character; the box is a display issue.
Is 🆠 an emoji?
No. It is a font-rendered text symbol for a 5.1 audio format, rather than platform-specific emoji artwork.
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How to type or find 🆠
- Search it as
- 5.1ch · 5.1 · 5.1 audio · 5.1 surround sound · surround sound · 5 point 1 · multichannel · home theater
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
🆠\1F1A0Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.