copyright
Derechos de autor
→ 2117 ℗ sound recording copyright → 24B8 Ⓒ circled latin capital letter c
Information
The copyright emoji is the internet’s little “hands off, that’s mine” badge—a bold C tucked inside a circle that screams dibs without typing a cease-and-desist. People drop it on artwork, captions, and spicy original ideas, or slap it on a meme to jokingly claim ownership of a punchline. It can read protective, proud, or playfully possessive—like adding a tiny padlock to your creativity. Sarcastically, it’s perfect after obvious facts (“Water is wet ©”) or when you’re mock-claiming the group chat’s running joke.
On Apple/iOS, it’s a crisp, grayscale circled C: a dark, clean-lined “C” centered inside a neat ring with a subtle, soft gradient that gives it a slightly polished, system-icon vibe. No frills, no face—just a compact, geometric emblem that looks like it could live on a legal header or a design mood board. The proportions are tight, the edges are sharp, and the whole thing feels like a tiny stamp.
Culturally, © nods to formal copyright notices (think “© 2026 Your Name”), even though protection exists without the symbol—folks still use it for clarity, credit, and a touch of drama. Online, it pairs well with ™ and ® for brand humor, shows up in bios and watermarks, and pops into comment sections whenever someone wants credit where credit’s due—or to jokingly gatekeep a recipe, playlist, or meme format.
Definition
A circle with a large C in the middle. The C stands for Copyright which was introduced in 1909.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
- This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 5 update.
Emoji General Information
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) |
788 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |
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| Google Android Picture |
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| Google Hangouts Picture |
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| Twitter.com Picture |
Image not available |
| LG Emoji Picture |
Image not available |
| Samsung Emoji Picture |
Image not available |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture |
Not created yet |
| ASCII Conversion |
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| "Short Code" Name |
:copyright: |
| Keywords |
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| Previous Names: |
Copyright Sign
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Unicode Category Information
| Unicode Category |
C1 Controls and Latin-1 Supplement |
| Unicode Range |
0080–00FF |
| Unicode Subcategory |
Latin-1 Punctuation and Symbols |
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
| Unicode Category |
Activities/work/entertainment |
| Unicode Subcategory |
Enclosed Alphanumeric Symbols |
| Names & Annotations |
COPYRIGHT SIGN |
| Symbol Information |
© U+00A9 unified (Unicode 1.1) |
| Proposal Identifier |
e-B29 |
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
| DoCoMo |
#Exp.38 'Copyright' コピーライト 「kopiiraito」 U+E731 SJIS-F9D6 JIS-7755 |
| KDDI |
#81 コピーライトマーク 「kopiiraitomaaku」 U+E558 SJIS-F774 JIS-7755 |
| Softbank |
#469 #old258 コピーライトマーク 「kopiiraitomaaku」 U+E24E SJIS-F7EE |
Emoji Character Encoding Data
| Emoji Code Version |
iOS 11 - Current |
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) |
©️ |
| UTF-8 Character Count |
2 |
| Character(s) In Input |
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| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) |
©️ |
| Decimal HTML Entity |
© ️ |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity |
© ️ |
| Hex Code Point(s) |
a9, fe0f |
| Formal Unicode Notation |
U+A9, U+FE0F |
| Decimal Code Point(s) |
169, 65039 |
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) |
0xC2 0xA9, 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes |
C2 A9, EF B8 8F |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes |
302 251, 357 270 217 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) |
0x00A9, 0xFE0F |
| UTF-16 Hex |
00a9, fe0f |
| UTF-16 Dec |
169, 65039 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) |
0x000000A9 0x0000FE0F |
| UTF-32 Hex |
A9, FE0F |
| UTF-32 Dec |
169, 65039 |
| Python Src |
u"\u00A9\uFE0F" |
| PHP Src |
"\xc2\xa9\xef\xb8\x8f" |
| C/C++/Java Src |
"\u00A9\uFE0F" |
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
