HTML Entity for Telephone Location Sign (✆)
What You'll Learn
How to display the Telephone Location Sign (✆) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+2706 (TELEPHONE LOCATION SIGN) in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF)—a phone-with-location icon for contact pages, directories, and communication UI.
Render it with ✆, ✆, or CSS escape \2706. There is no named HTML entity. Do not confuse ✆ with ✇ (tape drive), ✈ (airplane), or ℡ (telephone sign ℡, U+2121).
⚡ Quick Reference — Telephone Location Sign
U+2706Dingbats
✆Hexadecimal reference
✆Decimal reference
—Use numeric codes only
Name Value
──────────── ──────────
Unicode U+2706
Hex code ✆
HTML code ✆
Named entity (none)
CSS code \2706
Block Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF)
Related U+2707 = Tape Drive (✇), U+2709 = Envelope (✉)Complete HTML Example
This example demonstrates the Telephone Location Sign (✆) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape (no named entity):
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#point:after{
content: "\2706";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Using Hexadecimal: ✆</p>
<p>Using HTML Code: ✆</p>
<p id="point">Using CSS Entity: </p>
</body>
</html>🌐 Browser Support
The Telephone Location Sign is supported in all modern browsers when fonts include Dingbats glyphs:
👀 Live Preview
See the Telephone Location Sign (✆) in contact context and compared with nearby Dingbats:
🧠 How It Works
Hexadecimal Code
✆ uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 2706 to display the Telephone Location Sign. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.
Decimal HTML Code
✆ uses the decimal Unicode value 9990 to display the same character.
CSS Entity
\2706 is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.
Same visual result
All three methods produce the glyph: ✆. Unicode U+2706 in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF). No named entity.
Use Cases
The Telephone Location Sign (✆) commonly appears in:
Phone numbers and location contact details.
Navigation menus and communication icons.
Business listings with phone location info.
Phone service providers and carrier pages.
Maps and apps showing phone at a location.
Digital business cards and footers.
Contact apps and customer support interfaces.
💡 Best Practices
Do
- Use
✆or✆for the phone location icon - Pair with
<a href="tel:...">for clickable phone links - Add
aria-label="Phone"or visible text for accessibility - Pick one style (hex or decimal) per project for consistency
- Test rendering across browsers and devices
Don’t
- Confuse ✆ with ✇ (tape drive) or ℡ (telephone sign ℡)
- Rely on the icon alone without accessible labeling
- Put CSS escape
\2706directly in HTML text nodes - Expect a named HTML entity for U+2706—use numeric references
- Use HTML entities in JS (use
\u2706instead)
Key Takeaways
Two HTML references both render ✆
✆ ✆For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property
\2706Unicode U+2706 — TELEPHONE LOCATION SIGN
No named entity—use numeric references or CSS escape
Pair with tel: links for functional contact UI
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
✆ (hex), ✆ (decimal), or \2706 in CSS content. There is no named HTML entity. All three produce ✆.U+2706 (TELEPHONE LOCATION SIGN). Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF). Hex 2706, decimal 9990.✆ or ✆) go directly in markup. The CSS escape \2706 is used in stylesheets, typically in the content property of pseudo-elements. Same visual result, different layers of the stack.Explore More HTML Entities!
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