U+1F728 Alchemical Symbol for Verdigris
U+1F728 was added to Unicode in version 6.0 (2010). It belongs to the block
This character is a Other Symbol and is commonly used, that is, in no specific script. The character is also known as aes viride, copper subacetate and astronomical symbol for earth.
The glyph is not a composition. It has a Neutral East Asian Width. In bidirectional context it acts as Other Neutral and is not mirrored. The glyph can, under circumstances, be confused with 1 other glyphs. In text U+1F728 behaves as Alphabetic regarding line breaks. It has type Other for sentence and Other for word breaks. The Grapheme Cluster Break is Any.
The Wikipedia has the following information about this codepoint:
Verdigris is a common name for any of a variety of poisonous copper salts of acetic acid, which range in colour from green to a bluish-green depending on their chemical composition.:β132β Verdigris has been used for artistic purposes from antiquity until the late 20th century, including in easel painting, polychromatic sculptures, and illumination of maps. Verdigris was a common ingredient in colouring agents and pharmaceutical preparations.:β414β A leading production site in Montpellier, France was run by women for centuries, providing an important source of female employment.:β172β Until the 19th century, verdigris was the most vibrant green pigment available and was frequently used in paintings. However, due to its instability, its popularity declined as other green pigments became readily available.:β171β The instability of its appearance stems from its hydration level and basicity, which changes as the pigment interacts with other materials over time.:β637β
Representations
System | Representation |
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NΒΊ | 128808 |
UTF-8 | F0 9F 9C A8 |
UTF-16 | D8 3D DF 28 |
UTF-32 | 00 01 F7 28 |
URL-Quoted | %F0%9F%9C%A8 |
HTML hex reference | 🜨 |
Wrong windows-1252 Mojibake | Γ°ΕΈΕΒ¨ |
alias | aes viride |
alias | copper subacetate |
alias | astronomical symbol for earth |
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Complete Record
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