U+1F505

Low brightness🔅

Low brightness is a color emoji character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, listed here under Keyboard Keys. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "key", "dim", "screen".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+1F505
Decimal
128261
Hex
0x1F505
Octal
0o372405

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+1F505
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LOW BRIGHTNESS SYMBOL
DecimalBase 10128261
HexadecimalBase 160x1F505
OctalBase 80o372405
BinaryBase 2000000011111010100000101
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+1F300–U+1F5FFMiscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
PlaneSupplementary Multilingual Plane (SMP, Plane 1)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)🔅
HTML entity (hex)🔅
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "â€Ļ"\1F505
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%F0%9F%94%85

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u{1F505}
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\uD83D\uDD05
Python\U0001F505
Java / C# / Kotlin\uD83D\uDD05

Byte encodings

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UTF-84 bytesF0 9F 94 85
UTF-16 (BE)D83D DD05
UTF-32 (BE)0001F505

How to type Low brightness

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +1F505 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 1F505 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 1F505. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Low brightness".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 1f505, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: 🔅 in HTML, \1F505 in CSS, and \u{1F505} in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LOW BRIGHTNESS SYMBOL
Block
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs (U+1F300–U+1F5FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block: U1F300.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Low brightness symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select 🔅 and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Low brightness?

Low brightness is U+1F505 (decimal 128261, hexadecimal 0x1F505, octal 0o372405). It lives in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block (U+1F300–U+1F5FF) of the Supplementary Multilingual Plane (SMP, Plane 1).

What is the official Unicode name of Low brightness?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LOW BRIGHTNESS SYMBOL". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Low brightness?

Use 🔅 or 🔅. In CSS, use content: "\1F505".

How do I type Low brightness in code?

JavaScript: "\u{1F505}". Python: "\U0001F505". JSON and Java: "\uD83D\uDD05". The UTF-8 byte sequence is F0 9F 94 85.

Is Low brightness an emoji?

Yes. Low brightness has Emoji_Presentation in Unicode, so most platforms render it as a full-color emoji by default. Append U+FE0E to force a monochrome text glyph.

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