What code point is Unicode Variation Selector-16?

Unicode Variation Selector-16 is code point U+FE0F.

Unicode variation selectors are combining characters that modify the glyph of the character immediately before them. The Variation Selectors block runs from U+FE00 through U+FE0F and contains 16 selectors, so VS16 is the final member of that block. It is not a standalone emoji; its effect depends on the preceding character and on whether a standardized variation sequence exists.

In emoji text, VS16 requests emoji-style presentation, often rendered as a colorful pictograph. For example, a base symbol followed by U+FE0F may display differently from the same symbol followed by VS15, U+FE0E, which requests text-style presentation. A common mix-up is confusing VS16 with U+200D, the Zero Width Joiner, which combines characters into sequences such as family or profession emoji.

VS1 through VS14 are not interchangeable with VS16: only certain selectors have defined standardized sequences, and VS8 through VS14 are currently unused for such sequences.