What 🆫 means
It labels ultra-high-definition TV content, especially in broadcast metadata.
UHD means “ultra-high definition,” a picture-quality label for television and video. 🆫 was designed for an electronic program guide (EPG)—the on-screen TV listings—where broadcast data marks a program’s technical attributes.
The documented trail starts with Japan’s ARIB STD-B62, a second-generation digital-broadcasting standard enacted on July 31, 2014. Japan submitted the additional ARIB symbols to ISO/IEC 10646 on July 23, 2015.
How should I read squared UHD in chat?
Read it as technical UHD shorthand unless context says otherwise.
Beside a TV listing, camera specification, or video link, it points to ultra-high-definition content. In an otherwise casual message, ask what the sender means before treating it as a joke or reaction; the symbol itself carries no social tone.
Technical and niche: it reads as a broadcast or video label, not a casual reaction.
Without TV or video context, treat it as technical shorthand, not a mood.
What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsDon't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
2Is squared UHD an emoji?
No. It is a text symbol used as a broadcast label, without a standard emoji-keyboard entry.
Why does squared UHD show as a box?
The selected font may lack a glyph for it. The character can still be present in the text; use a font or input method that supports it.
How to type 🆫
🆫\1F1ABCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.