Recycling Symbol For Type-2 Plastics Symbol

There is no legacy Windows Alt code for Recycling Symbol For Type-2 Plastics because it is not in either the OEM code page 437 or Windows-1252 tables. The Unicode codepoint is U+2674, which you can use as ♴ in HTML, \2674 in CSS, or type with Alt+9844 on Windows (BMP only). If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, use the Character Viewer, the HTML entity, or copy the character directly. Recycling Symbol For Type-2 Plastics is outside both legacy code pages, which is why U+2674 is the identifier that works across Word, HTML, CSS, Python and JavaScript. Recycling Symbol For Type-2 Plastics has no named HTML entity, so use the numeric escape ♴ or the hex escape ♴.

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Not available for this symbol: legacy Windows Alt code, macOS Option shortcut, named HTML entity.

How to type recycling symbol for type-2 plastics on Windows

  1. Turn Num Lock on so the numeric keypad is active.
  2. Hold the left Alt key.
  3. Type 9 8 4 4 on the numeric keypad for the decimal codepoint 9844.
  4. Release Alt. The Recycling Symbol For Type-2 Plastics character (♴) appears.

If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, see how to type symbols without a numpad.

How to type recycling symbol for type-2 plastics on macOS

There is no direct Option shortcut for Recycling Symbol For Type-2 Plastics. Open the Character Viewer with ⌃⌘Space, search for "Recycling Symbol For Type-2 Plastics" and click the character to insert it.

How to use recycling symbol for type-2 plastics in code

  • HTML: or
  • CSS: content:"\2674"; ()
  • Python: \u2674 or chr(0x2674)
  • JavaScript: \u2674 or String.fromCodePoint(0x2674)
  • JSON: "\u2674"

Frequently asked questions

Is there an Alt code for ♴?

No legacy Alt code exists for Recycling Symbol For Type-2 Plastics because it is not in code page 437 or Windows-1252. Use the Unicode codepoint U+2674 in HTML, CSS or the Character Viewer instead.

How do I type ♴ without a numpad?

Use the Windows Character Viewer (Win+.), the macOS Character Viewer (⌃⌘Space), an HTML entity such as ♴, or copy the character directly from this page.

Why does Alt+9844 not work?

Alt+9844 only works on a keyboard with a physical numeric keypad. It also requires the application to accept the numeric-keypad input path. Laptops without a numpad need an alternative method.

What is the Unicode for Recycling Symbol For Type-2 Plastics?

The Unicode codepoint for Recycling Symbol For Type-2 Plastics is U+2674. You can use this value in HTML as ♴, in CSS as \2674, and in Word with Alt+X.

How do I type ♴ on a Mac?

Open the Character Viewer with ⌃⌘Space and search for the character name or U+2674, then click it.