What means
To keep it intact in text from older computers.
Character tables—the built-in symbols a machine could display—map the Amstrad CPC rocket to byte EF and the Sharp MZ European alternate set to code 3F. Those are old machine storage values, not modern typing shortcuts. Unicode preserves these graphics so text can move between legacy computers and Unicode without losing them.
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Questions people ask
1Why does show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find
- Search it as
- rocket sprite · retro rocket · computer rocket · amstrad rocket · cpc rocket · sharp mz rocket · old computer symbol
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𜱗CSS
\1CC57Word on Windows
Type 1CC57 in Word and press AltX.
GTK fields on Linux
Press CtrlShiftU, enter 1CC57, then press Enter or Space in a GTK text field.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
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HTML hex
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CSS content
content: "\1CC57";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9C%B1%97
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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.