How do you echo a 4-digit Unicode character in Bash?

Question

I\'d like to add the Unicode skull and crossbones to my shell prompt (specifically the \'SKULL AND CROSSBONES\' (U+2620)), but I can\'t figure out the magic incantation to m

Answer 1

In bash to print a Unicode character to output use \x,\u or \U (first for 2 digit hex, second for 4 digit hex, third for any length)

echo -e '\U1f602'

I you want to assign it to a variable use $'...' syntax

x=$'\U1f602'
echo $x