Bat 🦇
🦇 (U+1F987) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Bat is part of the Symbols family (block: Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: BAT depicts the official name BAT. In messages, use BAT to symbolize nocturnal themes, wildlife, or related ideas, keeping the meaning clear from context. In UI and interfaces, have BAT appear as a decorative or symbolic cue for night modes or cave imagery, mindful of platform variation. In documentation or formal content, use BAT with concise text to avoid ambiguity, and provide surrounding explanation for users who rely on screen readers. Appearance can vary across platforms, apps, and fonts, so designs may differ in color, style, and detail. If a platform lacks color emoji support, a monochrome or text-style fallback may be shown. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F987 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F987 - General Category:
So - Age:
9.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A6 87 - UTF-16:
D83E DD87 - UTF-32:
0001F987 - HTML dec:
🦇 - HTML hex:
🦇 - JS escape:
\u{1F987} - Python \N{}:
\N{BAT} - Python \U:
\U0001F987 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A6%87 - CSS escape:
\1F987
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F987 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🦇 (hex) or 🦇 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.