complier converts scss hex value to unicode character in css

[lbj]

The following code in my _style.scss file:

       content: '\25BC';
.... }

becomes :

       content: "▼";
.... }

when compiled to css.
Is there any way to prevent this? (Version v4.4.1 running on VS code on windows 10)

[glenn2223]

This is a known issue (ref here Edit: better ref)

There is a workaround here (as per below)

SCSS

@function unicode($str)
{
  @return unquote("\"")+unquote(str-insert($str, "\\", 1))+unquote("\"");
}

.icon-ok {
    &:before {
      content: "\e601"; // BROKEN
    }
    &:after {
      content: unicode("e601"); // WORKS
    }
}

SASS

@function unicode($str)
  @return unquote("\"")+unquote(str-insert($str, "\\", 1))+unquote("\"")

.icon-ok
  &:before
    content: "\e601" // BROKEN
  &:after
    content: unicode("e601") // WORKS