U+2105

Care of

Care of is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Letterlike Symbols block, listed here under Circled & Boxed Letters. 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 "abbreviation", "co", "address".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2105
Decimal
8453
Hex
0x2105
Octal
0o20405

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2105
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0CARE OF
DecimalBase 108453
HexadecimalBase 160x2105
OctalBase 80o20405
BinaryBase 20010000100000101
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2100–U+214FLetterlike Symbols
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)℅
HTML entity (hex)℅
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2105
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%84%85

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2105
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2105
Python\u2105
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2105

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 84 85
UTF-16 (BE)2105
UTF-32 (BE)00002105

How to type Care of

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2105 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2105 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2105. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Care of".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2105, 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, \2105 in CSS, and \u2105 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
CARE OF
Block
Letterlike Symbols (U+2100–U+214F)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Letterlike Symbols block: U2100.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Care of 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 Care of?

Care of is U+2105 (decimal 8453, hexadecimal 0x2105, octal 0o20405). It lives in the Letterlike Symbols block (U+2100–U+214F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Care of?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "CARE OF". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Care of?

Use ℅ or ℅. In CSS, use content: "\2105".

How do I type Care of in code?

JavaScript: "\u2105". Python: "\u2105". JSON and Java: "\u2105". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 84 85.

Is Care of an emoji?

No. Care of is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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