diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_copyright/mod.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_copyright/mod.rs
index 534f2eaf09547a..7b760f72bf4271 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_copyright/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_copyright/mod.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,20 @@ import os
             r"
 # Copyright (C) 2023
 
+import os
+"
+            .trim(),
+            &settings::LinterSettings::for_rules(vec![Rule::MissingCopyrightNotice]),
+        );
+        assert_messages!(diagnostics);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn notice_with_unicode_c() {
+        let diagnostics = test_snippet(
+            r"
+# Copyright © 2023
+
 import os
 "
             .trim(),
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_copyright/settings.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_copyright/settings.rs
index 9f76e763cf8808..34a5c06d350cad 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_copyright/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_copyright/settings.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub struct Settings {
 }
 
 pub static COPYRIGHT: Lazy<Regex> =
-    Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"(?i)Copyright\s+(\(C\)\s+)?\d{4}(-\d{4})*").unwrap());
+    Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"(?i)Copyright\s+((?:\(C\)|©)\s+)?\d{4}(-\d{4})*").unwrap());
 
 impl Default for Settings {
     fn default() -> Self {
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_copyright/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__flake8_copyright__tests__notice_with_unicode_c.snap b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_copyright/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__flake8_copyright__tests__notice_with_unicode_c.snap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..314ed9c4f967d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_copyright/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__flake8_copyright__tests__notice_with_unicode_c.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+source: crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_copyright/mod.rs
+---
+
diff --git a/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs b/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs
index 89be64b5ebed17..d83a6fb3d346d7 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs
@@ -1123,14 +1123,14 @@ pub struct Flake8CopyrightOptions {
     /// The regular expression used to match the copyright notice, compiled
     /// with the [`regex`](https://docs.rs/regex/latest/regex/) crate.
     ///
-    /// Defaults to `(?i)Copyright\s+(\(C\)\s+)?\d{4}(-\d{4})*`, which matches
+    /// Defaults to `(?i)Copyright\s+((?:\(C\)|©)\s+)?\d{4}(-\d{4})*`, which matches
     /// the following:
     /// - `Copyright 2023`
     /// - `Copyright (C) 2023`
     /// - `Copyright 2021-2023`
     /// - `Copyright (C) 2021-2023`
     #[option(
-        default = r#"(?i)Copyright\s+(\(C\)\s+)?\d{4}([-,]\d{4})*"#,
+        default = r#"(?i)Copyright\s+((?:\(C\)|©)\s+)?\d{4}([-,]\d{4})*"#,
         value_type = "str",
         example = r#"notice-rgx = "(?i)Copyright \\(C\\) \\d{4}""#
     )]
diff --git a/ruff.schema.json b/ruff.schema.json
index cf905a5a587fc6..ae81665c41985d 100644
--- a/ruff.schema.json
+++ b/ruff.schema.json
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@
           "minimum": 0.0
         },
         "notice-rgx": {
-          "description": "The regular expression used to match the copyright notice, compiled with the [`regex`](https://docs.rs/regex/latest/regex/) crate.\n\nDefaults to `(?i)Copyright\\s+(\\(C\\)\\s+)?\\d{4}(-\\d{4})*`, which matches the following: - `Copyright 2023` - `Copyright (C) 2023` - `Copyright 2021-2023` - `Copyright (C) 2021-2023`",
+          "description": "The regular expression used to match the copyright notice, compiled with the [`regex`](https://docs.rs/regex/latest/regex/) crate.\n\nDefaults to `(?i)Copyright\\s+((?:\\(C\\)|©)\\s+)?\\d{4}(-\\d{4})*`, which matches the following: - `Copyright 2023` - `Copyright (C) 2023` - `Copyright 2021-2023` - `Copyright (C) 2021-2023`",
           "type": [
             "string",
             "null"