HTML Entity for White Telephone (☏)
What You'll Learn
How to display White Telephone (☏) in HTML and CSS. This character is U+260F in the Miscellaneous Symbols block (U+2600–U+26FF), approved in Unicode 1.1 (1993). It is the telephone pair to U+260E (☎), which supports the named entity ☎—commonly used for contact info, call buttons, and communication UI.
There is no named HTML entity for U+260F. Use ☏ or ☏ in markup, or \260F in stylesheet content. Do not confuse ☏ with ☎ (☎) or emoji 📞 (telephone receiver). Pair phone glyphs with visible text or aria-label (for example “Call us” or the phone number).
⚡ Quick Reference — White Telephone
U+260FMiscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF)
☏Hexadecimal reference
☏Decimal reference
—None (use numeric refs)
Name Value
──────────── ──────────
Unicode U+260F
Hex code ☏
HTML code ☏
Named entity (none)
CSS code \260F
Meaning White telephone
Related U+260E = ☎ (named ☎)
U+1F4DE = 📞 (telephone receiver emoji)
Block Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF)Complete HTML Example
This example shows U+260F using hexadecimal and decimal character references, plus a CSS content escape on a pseudo-element:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#phone:after{
content: "\260F";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>White Telephone using Hexa Decimal: ☏</p>
<p>White Telephone using HTML Code: ☏</p>
<p id="phone">White Telephone using CSS Entity: </p>
</body>
</html>🌐 Browser Support
U+260F is widely supported in modern browsers; telephone glyph artwork varies by typeface:
👀 Live Preview
See the glyph in contact contexts and beside related telephone symbols (font-dependent):
🧠 How It Works
Hexadecimal Code
☏ references code point U+260F using hex digits 260F after the #x prefix.
Decimal HTML Code
☏ is the decimal equivalent (9743) for the same White Telephone character.
CSS Entity
\260F is the CSS escape for U+260F, used in the content property of ::before or ::after.
Same visual result
Hex, decimal, and CSS escapes all produce ☏. There is no named HTML entity for U+260F. For ☎, use U+260E (☎).
Use Cases
White Telephone (☏) is commonly used for:
Contact sections, about pages, and footers indicating phone contact information.
Business listings, directories, and company sites showing phone availability.
Help pages, support sections, and customer service areas.
Phone number fields, form headers, and contact form labels.
Messaging apps, communication tools, and digital interfaces.
Business directories, phone directories, and contact listings.
Pair ☏ with the phone number or aria-label; do not rely on the glyph alone.
💡 Best Practices
Do
- Use hex or decimal consistently—there is no named entity for U+260F
- Pair ☏ with ☎ (
☎) when showing both telephone variants - Pair the symbol with clear contact information (e.g. phone numbers or “Call us” labels)
- Use proper locale formatting when displaying phone numbers alongside the symbol
- Use
\260Fonly inside CSScontent, not inside HTML text nodes - Add
aria-labelor visible text for standalone phone icons
Don’t
- Confuse U+260F with U+260E (
☎) or emoji 📞 (different code points) - Rely on ☏ alone as the only way to reach a phone number
- Assume every font renders telephone symbols crisply at small sizes
- Use decorative glyphs as the only contact cue without visible text
- Mix CSS escapes into HTML text nodes (use numeric refs in markup)
Key Takeaways
Two numeric references render the same glyph
☏ ☏CSS content escape
\260FU+260F pairs with U+260E (☎, named ☎)
Miscellaneous Symbols block U+2600–U+26FF; no named entity for U+260F
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
☏ (hex), ☏ (decimal), or \260F in CSS content. There is no named entity; all valid methods render ☏.U+260F (hex 260F, decimal 9743). Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF). Pairs with U+260E (☎), which has ☎.\260F escape belongs in stylesheets (for example on pseudo-elements). Do not paste CSS escapes into HTML text nodes.☏, ☏, or \260F in CSS. For the paired telephone at U+260E, use ☎.Explore More HTML Entities!
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