Emoji ©️ (COPYRIGHT SIGN): meaning and Unicode code
Meaning of the emoji ©️ (COPYRIGHT SIGN), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.

Information about emoji COPYRIGHT SIGN
- Unicode Name
- COPYRIGHT SIGN
- Unicode Codepoint
- U+00A9 U+FE0F
- Category
- Symbols
- Subcategory
- other-symbol
- Slug
- copyright
Meaning and description of emoticon ©️
The ©️ emoji depicts the Latin letter "C" inside a circle — the classic international copyright symbol. Located in the "Symbols" section of the Unicode table.
©️ in chats conveys copyright, ownership of material, and an official legal marking — "this is protected by copyright" or "an official mark is needed." It's most often paired with 📝, ⚖️, or 📌, and in messages it reads as "It's important to indicate who the material belongs to ©️," fitting conversations about authorship, publishing, or legal precision. The copyright sign can signify not just the law, but a reminder of the value and origin of the work.
Usage Examples ©️
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :copyright: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :copyright: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :copyright: | |
| HTML Dec | ©️ | |
| HTML Hex | ©️ | |
| CSS | content: "\00A9\FE0F"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U000000A9\U0000FE0F | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \u00A9\uFE0F | |
| Perl | \x{00A9}\x{FE0F} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{00A9 FE0F} | |
| Punycode | xn--gba4580k | |
| URL Escape Code | %C2%A9%EF%B8%8F | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | C2 A9 EF B8 8F |