Input latin letters Emoji
Symbols
A square button displaying the lowercase letters 'abc'. The design features a light blue background with white or dark text, mimicking the look of a virtual keyboard input toggle found on early mobile operating systems.
Usage Context
This icon appears on smartphones and tablets to let users switch their keyboard layout from numeric or special character modes back to the standard Latin alphabet. It is frequently used in digital conversations to signal that someone is switching topics, clarifying a point, or literally asking for a text-based response instead of an image or emoji.
History
Introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this character was designed specifically for touch-screen interface developers. It helped users navigate early mobile operating systems where switching between input methods was not as intuitive as it is today. It serves as a companion to other input indicators like 🔡 or 🔢.
Details
Glyph
🔤
Unicode
U+1F524
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f524:
HTML Entity
��
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Symbols
Subcategory alphanum
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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