The info emoji is ℹ️, named Information: U+2139 plus the emoji selector, from Emoji 0.6. Two other characters put an i in a ring, and neither is an emoji.
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Which Unicode info icon is which
Information is U+2139 followed by U+FE0F, the selector that asks for the emoji picture. Circled information source, U+1F6C8, sits with the map and transport symbols; Unicode’s note for it is one word: information. Circled Latin small letter i, U+24D8, is the i of the circled alphabet. Unicode’s emoji list marks a bare U+2139, without the selector, unqualified.
The information symbol in Unicode’s data
Unicode names U+2139 Information source and classes it as a lowercase letter: a font variant of the plain i, in the Letterlike symbols block since Unicode 3.0. Its note says it was intended for use with the combining enclosing circle, U+20DD, so the character itself is only the letter: Wikipedia gives its default form as an extra bold serif i.
Questions and answers
What does the info emoji mean?
Information, as on a sign: where to ask, or details worth reading. CLDR, Unicode’s list of search words, gives it two, I and information, and Unicode lists it among the lettered buttons, between FREE button and ID button.
How do I get the info icon as text?
Copy Information, text style: U+2139 followed by U+FE0E, the selector that asks for the black and white form. Circled Latin small letter i is not an emoji and has no emoji style, so it stays text everywhere. Where no symbol is accepted, type (i).
Why does my info icon show as an empty box?
The device has no font that holds the character. Circled information source is the newest of the three, from Unicode 7.0. Circled Latin small letter i has been in Unicode since version 1.1, so try that one first.
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Info icons 9
🛈Circled information sourceU+1F6C8. Not an emoji. Unicode’s note for it is one word: information. Added in Unicode 7.0. Where no font holds it, an empty box shows.
ⒾCircled Latin capital letter IU+24BE. A capital I in a ring, in Unicode since version 1.1.
ⓘCircled Latin small letter iU+24D8. Not an emoji: the i of the circled alphabet, in Unicode since version 1.1.
ℹ️InformationU+2139 U+FE0F. The info emoji: Information source plus U+FE0F, the emoji selector. Filed under I and information. Emoji 0.6.
ℹ︎Information, text styleU+2139 U+FE0E. The same character with the text selector, which asks for the black and white form.
🅘Negative circled Latin capital letter IU+1F158. A capital I on a filled disc, added in Unicode 6.0.
🅸Negative squared Latin capital letter IU+1F178. A capital I on a filled square, added in Unicode 6.0.
⒤Parenthesized Latin small letter iU+24A4. The typed (i) as one character, in Unicode since version 1.1.
🄸Squared Latin capital letter IU+1F138. A capital I in a box, added in Unicode 6.0.
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Styled letter i 8
ⅈDouble-struck italic small iU+2148. In the Letterlike symbols block with Information source. Unicode notes it sometimes stands for the imaginary unit.
ｉFullwidth Latin small letter iU+FF49. A wide i, as wide as a Han character.
𝐢Mathematical bold small iU+1D422. A bold serif i. Like Information source, a font variant of the plain i.
𝕚Mathematical double-struck small iU+1D55A. A double-struck i, a font variant of the plain i.
𝑖Mathematical italic small iU+1D456. An italic i, a font variant of the plain i.
𝚒Mathematical monospace small iU+1D692. A typewriter i, a font variant of the plain i.
𝗶Mathematical sans-serif bold small iU+1D5F6. A bold i without serifs, a font variant of the plain i.
𝒾Mathematical script small iU+1D4BE. A script i, a font variant of the plain i.
Lettered buttons 8
Ⓜ️Circled MU+24C2 U+FE0F. The only emoji named as a circled letter. Emoji 0.6.
🆓FREE buttonU+1F193. The emoji listed straight before Information. Emoji 0.6.
🆔ID buttonU+1F194. The emoji listed straight after Information. Filed under identity. Emoji 0.6.
🆕NEW buttonU+1F195. Filed under NEW and button. Emoji 0.6.
🆗OK buttonU+1F197. Filed under OK and button. Emoji 0.6.
🅿️P buttonU+1F17F U+FE0F. Filed under parking. Emoji 0.6.
🆘SOS buttonU+1F198. Filed under help. Emoji 0.6.
🆙UP! buttonU+1F199. Filed under UP and mark. Emoji 0.6.
Notice emoji 13
🔔BellU+1F514. Filed under bell and sound. Emoji 0.6.
💡Light bulbU+1F4A1. Filed under idea. Emoji 0.6.
📢LoudspeakerU+1F4E2. Filed under public and address. Emoji 0.6.
📝MemoU+1F4DD. Filed under notes. Emoji 0.6.
📖Open bookU+1F4D6. Filed under knowledge and reading. Emoji 0.6.
💁Person tipping handU+1F481. Its Unicode character name is INFORMATION DESK PERSON. Emoji 0.6.
🪧PlacardU+1FAA7. The only emoji filed under notice. Also filed under sign. Emoji 13.0.
📌PushpinU+1F4CC. Filed under pin. Emoji 0.6.
❗Red exclamation markU+2757. Filed under exclamation and punctuation. Emoji 0.6.
❓Red question markU+2753. Filed under question. Emoji 0.6.
💬Speech balloonU+1F4AC. Filed under message and talk. Emoji 0.6.
⚠️WarningU+26A0 U+FE0F. Filed under caution and warning. Emoji 0.6.
❔White question markU+2754. Filed under question. Emoji 0.6.
Wayfinding signs 8
🏧ATM signU+1F3E7. The first transport sign in Unicode’s list. Emoji 0.6.
🛄Baggage claimU+1F6C4. A transport sign. Filed under baggage and arrived. Emoji 1.0.
🚏Bus stopU+1F68F. Filed under bus and stop. Emoji 0.6.
🛃CustomsU+1F6C3. A transport sign. Filed under customs. Emoji 1.0.
🛅Left luggageU+1F6C5. The last transport sign in Unicode’s list. Filed under locker. Emoji 1.0.
🛂Passport controlU+1F6C2. A transport sign. Filed under passport and control. Emoji 1.0.
🚻RestroomU+1F6BB. One of the 13 emoji Unicode lists as transport signs. Emoji 0.6.
♿Wheelchair symbolU+267F. A transport sign. Filed under access. Emoji 0.6.
Typed info icons 8
ⓘ Good to knowCircled Latin small letter i, then a heading for a tip.
( i )The typed icon with a space each side, a little wider.
(i)Three keys: a bracket, i, a bracket. It works in any field.
(i) Info:The typed icon as a label for the line that follows.
[i]The i in square brackets, for a boxed look.
[i] Note:The boxed i as a label for a note.
ⓘ InfoCircled Latin small letter i, then the word.
ℹ︎ Info:Information in text style, then the word and a colon.
Info lines 8
📌 ℹ️ Details in the pinned messagePushpin, Information, then where to look.
ℹ️ FYI:For a detail nobody asked for and everybody needs.
ℹ️ Good to know:A label for a tip.
ℹ️ Info desk this way 👉Information, the words, then Backhand index pointing right.
ℹ️ Info:The emoji as a label for the line that follows.
ℹ️ More info belowPoints down the page or the thread.
ℹ️ Note:A label for a short note.
ℹ️ Read this firstFor the top of a channel, a group or a shared document.
Info combos 12
ℹ️💡Good to knowInformation, then light bulb.
⚠️ℹ️Heads upWarning, then information.
🆘ℹ️Help and infoSOS button, then information.
ℹ️📋Info boardInformation, then clipboard.
ℹ️💁Info deskInformation, then person tipping hand.
ℹ️📞Info lineInformation, then telephone receiver.
📍ℹ️Info pointRound pushpin, then information.
ℹ️👉Info this wayInformation, then backhand index pointing right.
📌ℹ️Pinned infoPushpin, then information.
❓ℹ️Questions hereRed question mark, then information.
ℹ️📖Read the infoInformation, then open book.
ℹ️🗺️Tourist infoInformation, then world map.
How this list was compiled: Built on 2026-10-08 from sources read that day. The emoji, their names, code points and Emoji version numbers are from the Unicode emoji list, version 18.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/emoji/emoji-test.txt); names are the CLDR short names printed in that file. Search words are from the CLDR English annotations (https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotations/en.xml and https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotationsDerived/en.xml). Character names, general categories and compatibility mappings are from UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt); block names, aliases and notes from NamesList.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt); the Unicode version that added each character from DerivedAge.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/DerivedAge.txt); text style and emoji style from emoji-variation-sequences.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/emoji/emoji-variation-sequences.txt). Information is U+2139 U+FE0F, Emoji 0.6, listed between FREE button and ID button, with the CLDR search words I and information; the emoji list marks U+2139 without the selector as unqualified. U+2139 is named Information source, has the category lowercase letter and a font mapping to the plain i, sits in the block Letterlike Symbols since Unicode 3.0 and carries the note intended for use with 20DD (Combining enclosing circle). Circled information source is U+1F6C8, Unicode 7.0, block Transport and Map Symbols, alias information. Circled Latin small letter i is U+24D8, Unicode 1.1, block Enclosed Alphanumerics. Neither is in the emoji list. The character name of Person tipping hand is INFORMATION DESK PERSON. That the symbol’s default form is a lower case, serif, extra bold letter i is from Wikipedia, Visitor center (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visitor_center, CC BY-SA 4.0). The typed icons, the lines and the combos are this site’s own work. Licence: own work: the selection, the combo names, the text drawings and the notes are this site's own. Emoji names, code points and search words are Unicode and CLDR data, used under the Unicode License v3 (https://www.unicode.org/license.txt). Facts from Wikipedia and Wiktionary are restated in this site's own words and credited in the source line.