Emoji 
(COMPASS): meaning and Unicode code
Meaning of the emoji (COMPASS), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.
Information about emoji COMPASS
- Unicode Name
- COMPASS
- Unicode Codepoint
- U+1F9ED
- Category
- Travel & Places
- Subcategory
- Maps
- Slug
- compass
Meaning and description of emoticon
The emoji depicts a directional magnetic compass. Part of the Unicode standard, "Travel & Places" category.
is used to show a map, georeference and a specific place or country. Paired with 
it becomes more accurate, and examples like “It’s the map and geographic location that are important here, and not just the journey in general ” conveys this well. A close shade is given by , 
, but remains the most expressive option. The sign is appropriate when you need to show a country, a place on the map, a route, a geographic topic or a regional reference. A map often means more than just a location, but an understanding of context, distance, and where exactly the story is set.
Usage Examples
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :compass: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :compass: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :compass: | |
| HTML Dec | 🧭 | |
| HTML Hex | 🧭 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F9ED"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U0001F9ED | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \uD83E\uDDED | |
| Perl | \x{1F9ED} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{1F9ED} | |
| Punycode | xn--3v9h | |
| URL Escape Code | %F0%9F%A7%AD | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | F0 9F A7 AD |
