Registered Emoji
Symbols
A bold, capital letter 'R' enclosed within a perfect circle. It is the official mark used to indicate that a word, phrase, or logo has been legally registered as a trademark with a government authority.
Usage Context
You will mostly see this stamped next to brand names, product logos, or corporate slogans to warn competitors against infringement. It serves as a visual shortcut for 'registered trademark,' providing instant legal clarity in marketing materials. It is often used alongside the copyright © or trademark ™ symbols to denote intellectual property status.
History
The symbol was formally added to Unicode in 1993, but its roots trace back to the Trademark Act of 1946 in the United States, which mandated a way for companies to publicly claim ownership of their branding. As the internet grew, the symbol became a standard piece of technical character encoding to ensure legal designations could be displayed accurately across digital platforms.
Details
Glyph
®
Unicode
U+00AE
Shortcode
:emoji_u00ae:
HTML Entity
®
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Symbols
Subcategory other-symbol
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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