Miscellaneous Symbols

The Miscellaneous Symbols block consists of a very heterogeneous collection of symbols that do not fit in any other Unicode character block and that tend to be rather pictographic in nature.

Characters in the Miscellaneous Symbols may be rendered in more than one way, unlike the characters in the Dingbats block, in which characters correspond to an explicit glyph. For example, Earth and Uranus each have at least two completely different common renderings.

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Unicode's Miscellaneous Symbols code block reserves the 256 code points from U+2600 to U+26FF, of which 191 are currently assigned.

Geometric Shapes <-- Miscellaneous Symbols --> Dingbats

Number of characters added in each version of the Unicode standard :
Unicode 1.1 : 106
Unicode 3.0 : 3
Unicode 3.2 : 24
Unicode 4.0 : 12
Unicode 4.1 : 30
Unicode 5.0 : 1
Unicode 5.1 : 15

Number of characters in each General Category :

Symbol, Math   Sm :  1
Symbol, Other  So :190

Number of characters in each Bidirectional Category :

Left To Right    L :  1
Other Neutral   ON :190

The columns below should be interpreted as :

1. The Unicode code for the character
2. The character in question
3. The Unicode name for the character
4. The Unicode General Category for the character
5. The Unicode Bidirectional Category for the character
6. The Unicode version when this character was added

If the characters below show up poorly, or not at all, see Unicode Support for possible solutions.

 

Miscellaneous Symbols

     Weather and astrological symbols

U+2600   ☀   black sun with rays So ON 1.1

aka clear weather

ref U+2609   ☉   sun (Miscellaneous Symbols)

U+2601   ☁   cloud So ON 1.1

aka cloudy weather

U+2602   ☂   umbrella So ON 1.1

aka rainy weather

U+2603   ☃   snowman So ON 1.1

aka snowy weather

U+2604   ☄   comet So ON 1.1

U+2605   ★   black star So ON 1.1

sgml &bigstar; &starf;

ref U+22C6   ⋆   star operator (Mathematical Operators)

U+2606   ☆   white star So ON 1.1

sgml &star;

ref U+2729   ✩   stress outlined white star (Dingbats)

U+2607   ☇   lightning So ON 1.1

U+2608   ☈   thunderstorm So ON 1.1

U+2609   ☉   sun So ON 1.1

ref U+2299   ⊙   circled dot operator (Mathematical Operators)

ref U+2600   ☀   black sun with rays (Miscellaneous Symbols)

ref U+263C   ☼   white sun with rays (Miscellaneous Symbols)

U+260A   ☊   ascending node So ON 1.1

U+260B   ☋   descending node So ON 1.1

U+260C   ☌   conjunction So ON 1.1

U+260D   ☍   opposition So ON 1.1

     Miscellaneous symbols

U+260E   ☎   black telephone So ON 1.1

sgml &phone;

ref U+2121   ℡   telephone sign (Letterlike Symbols)

ref U+2706   ✆   telephone location sign (Dingbats)

U+260F   ☏   white telephone So ON 1.1

U+2610   ☐   ballot box So ON 1.1

ref U+25A1   □   white square (Geometric Shapes)

U+2611   ☑   ballot box with check So ON 1.1

U+2612   ☒   ballot box with x So ON 1.1

sgml &cross;

ref U+22A0   ⊠   squared times (Mathematical Operators)

U+2613   ☓   saltire So ON 1.1

aka st. andrew's cross

ref U+2717   ✗   ballot x (Dingbats)

     Weather symbol

U+2614   ☔   umbrella with rain drops So ON 4.0

aka showery weather

     Miscellaneous symbol

U+2615   ☕   hot beverage So ON 4.0

aka tea or coffee, depending on locale

* can be used to indicate a wait

ref U+231A   ⌚   watch (Miscellaneous Technical)

ref U+231B   ⌛   hourglass (Miscellaneous Technical)

     Japanese chess symbols

U+2616   ☖   white shogi piece So ON 3.2

U+2617   ☗   black shogi piece So ON 3.2

     Miscellaneous symbols

U+2618   ☘   shamrock So ON 4.1

U+2619   ☙   reversed rotated floral heart bullet So ON 3.0

* a binding signature mark

ref U+2767   ❧   rotated floral heart bullet (Dingbats)

     Pointing hand symbols

U+261A   ☚   black left pointing index So ON 1.1

U+261B   ☛   black right pointing index So ON 1.1

U+261C   ☜   white left pointing index So ON 1.1

U+261D   ☝   white up pointing index So ON 1.1

U+261E   ☞   white right pointing index So ON 1.1

aka fist (typographic term)

U+261F   ☟   white down pointing index So ON 1.1

     Warning signs

U+2620   ☠   skull and crossbones So ON 1.1

aka poison

U+2621   ☡   caution sign So ON 1.1

U+2622   ☢   radioactive sign So ON 1.1

U+2623   ☣   biohazard sign So ON 1.1

     Medical and healing symbols

U+2624   ☤   caduceus So ON 1.1

ref U+2695   ⚕   staff of aesculapius (Miscellaneous Symbols)

U+2625   ☥   ankh So ON 1.1

     Religious and political symbols

U+2626   ☦   orthodox cross So ON 1.1

U+2627   ☧   chi rho So ON 1.1

aka constantine's cross, christogram

ref U+2CE9   ⳩   Coptic symbol khi ro (Coptic)

U+2628   ☨   cross of lorraine So ON 1.1

U+2629   ☩   cross of jerusalem So ON 1.1

U+262A   ☪   star and crescent So ON 1.1

U+262B   ☫   farsi symbol So ON 1.1

aka symbol of iran (1.0)

U+262C   ☬   adi shakti So ON 1.1

aka Gurmukhi khanda

U+262D   ☭   hammer and sickle So ON 1.1

U+262E   ☮   peace symbol So ON 1.1

U+262F   ☯   yin yang So ON 1.1

ref U+0FCA   ࿊   Tibetan symbol nor bu nyis khyil (Tibetan)

     Yijing trigram symbols

U+2630   ☰   trigram for heaven So ON 1.1

aka qian2

U+2631   ☱   trigram for lake So ON 1.1

aka dui4

U+2632   ☲   trigram for fire So ON 1.1

aka li2

U+2633   ☳   trigram for thunder So ON 1.1

aka zhen4

U+2634   ☴   trigram for wind So ON 1.1

aka xun4

U+2635   ☵   trigram for water So ON 1.1

aka kan3

U+2636   ☶   trigram for mountain So ON 1.1

aka gen4

U+2637   ☷   trigram for earth So ON 1.1

aka kun1

     Miscellaneous symbols

U+2638   ☸   wheel of dharma So ON 1.1

ref U+2388   ⎈   helm symbol (Miscellaneous Technical)

U+2639   ☹   white frowning face So ON 1.1

U+263A   ☺   white smiling face So ON 1.1

aka have a nice day!

U+263B   ☻   black smiling face So ON 1.1

U+263C   ☼   white sun with rays So ON 1.1

aka compass

ref U+2609   ☉   sun (Miscellaneous Symbols)

     Astrological symbols

U+263D   ☽   first quarter moon So ON 1.1

U+263E   ☾   last quarter moon So ON 1.1

U+263F   ☿   mercury So ON 1.1

U+2640   ♀   female sign So ON 1.1

sgml &female;

aka venus

U+2641   ♁   earth So ON 1.1

ref U+2295   ⊕   circled plus (Mathematical Operators)

U+2642   ♂   male sign So ON 1.1

sgml &male;

aka mars

U+2643   ♃   jupiter So ON 1.1

U+2644   ♄   saturn So ON 1.1

U+2645   ♅   uranus So ON 1.1

U+2646   ♆   neptune So ON 1.1

U+2647   ♇   pluto So ON 1.1

     Zodiacal symbols

U+2648   ♈   aries So ON 1.1

U+2649   ♉   taurus So ON 1.1

U+264A   ♊   gemini So ON 1.1

U+264B   ♋   cancer So ON 1.1

U+264C   ♌   leo So ON 1.1

U+264D   ♍   virgo So ON 1.1

aka minim (alternate glyph)

U+264E   ♎   libra So ON 1.1

U+264F   ♏   scorpius So ON 1.1

aka scorpio

aka minim, drop

U+2650   ♐   sagittarius So ON 1.1

U+2651   ♑   capricorn So ON 1.1

U+2652   ♒   aquarius So ON 1.1

U+2653   ♓   pisces So ON 1.1

     Chess symbols

U+2654   ♔   white chess king So ON 1.1

U+2655   ♕   white chess queen So ON 1.1

U+2656   ♖   white chess rook So ON 1.1

U+2657   ♗   white chess bishop So ON 1.1

U+2658   ♘   white chess knight So ON 1.1

U+2659   ♙   white chess pawn So ON 1.1

U+265A   ♚   black chess king So ON 1.1

U+265B   ♛   black chess queen So ON 1.1

U+265C   ♜   black chess rook So ON 1.1

U+265D   ♝   black chess bishop So ON 1.1

U+265E   ♞   black chess knight So ON 1.1

U+265F   ♟   black chess pawn So ON 1.1

     Playing card symbols

U+2660   ♠   black spade suit So ON 1.1

html &spades;

sgml &spades; &spadesuit;

U+2661   ♡   white heart suit So ON 1.1

sgml &hearts; &heartsuit;

U+2662   ♢   white diamond suit So ON 1.1

sgml &diamondsuit; &diams;

ref U+25C7   ◇   white diamond (Geometric Shapes)

ref U+25CA   ◊   lozenge (Geometric Shapes)

U+2663   ♣   black club suit So ON 1.1

html &clubs;

sgml &clubs; &clubsuit;

ref U+2618   ☘   shamrock (Miscellaneous Symbols)

U+2664   ♤   white spade suit So ON 1.1

U+2665   ♥   black heart suit So ON 1.1

html &hearts;

sgml &hearts;

aka valentine

ref U+2764   ❤   heavy black heart (Dingbats)

U+2666   ♦   black diamond suit So ON 1.1

html &diams;

sgml &diams;

ref U+25C6   ◆   black diamond (Geometric Shapes)

U+2667   ♧   white club suit So ON 1.1

     Miscellaneous symbol

U+2668   ♨   hot springs So ON 1.1

     Musical symbols

U+2669   ♩   quarter note So ON 1.1

sgml &sung;

U+266A   ♪   eighth note So ON 1.1

sgml &sung;

U+266B   ♫   beamed eighth notes So ON 1.1

U+266C   ♬   beamed sixteenth notes So ON 1.1

U+266D   ♭   music flat sign So ON 1.1

sgml &flat;

U+266E   ♮   music natural sign So ON 1.1

sgml &natur; &natural;

U+266F   ♯   music sharp sign Sm ON 1.1

sgml &sharp;

aka z notation infix bag count

ref U+0023   #   number sign (Basic Latin)

     Syriac cross symbols
These symbols are used in liturgical texts of Syriac-speaking churches.

U+2670   ♰   west Syriac cross So ON 3.0

U+2671   ♱   east Syriac cross So ON 3.0

     Recycling symbols

U+2672   ♲   universal recycling symbol So ON 3.2

* used as generic symbol for recycling or to indicate that material is recyclable

U+2673   ♳   recycling symbol for type 1 plastics So ON 3.2

* polyethylene terephthalate

U+2674   ♴   recycling symbol for type 2 plastics So ON 3.2

* high density polyethylene

U+2675   ♵   recycling symbol for type 3 plastics So ON 3.2

* vinyl, polyvinyl chloride

U+2676   ♶   recycling symbol for type 4 plastics So ON 3.2

* low density polyethylene

U+2677   ♷   recycling symbol for type 5 plastics So ON 3.2

* polypropylene

U+2678   ♸   recycling symbol for type 6 plastics So ON 3.2

* polystyrene

U+2679   ♹   recycling symbol for type 7 plastics So ON 3.2

* other plastics

U+267A   ♺   recycling symbol for generic materials So ON 3.2

* used together with other text and labels to indicate the type of material to be recycled

U+267B   ♻   black universal recycling symbol So ON 3.2

U+267C   ♼   recycled paper symbol So ON 3.2

* used to indicate 100% recycled paper content

U+267D   ♽   partially recycled paper symbol So ON 3.2

* percentage of recycled paper content indicated in overlay or next to this symbol

     Miscellaneous symbols

U+267E   ♾   permanent paper sign So ON 4.1

U+267F   ♿   wheelchair symbol So ON 4.1

     Dice

U+2680   ⚀   die face 1 So ON 3.2

U+2681   ⚁   die face 2 So ON 3.2

U+2682   ⚂   die face 3 So ON 3.2

U+2683   ⚃   die face 4 So ON 3.2

U+2684   ⚄   die face 5 So ON 3.2

U+2685   ⚅   die face 6 So ON 3.2

     Go markers

U+2686   ⚆   white circle with dot right So ON 3.2

U+2687   ⚇   white circle with two dots So ON 3.2

U+2688   ⚈   black circle with white dot right So ON 3.2

U+2689   ⚉   black circle with two white dots So ON 3.2

     Yijing monogram and digram symbols
These form a subset of the larger collection found in the Tai Xuan Jing Symbols block.

U+268A   ⚊   monogram for yang So ON 4.0

U+268B   ⚋   monogram for yin So ON 4.0

U+268C   ⚌   digram for greater yang So ON 4.0

U+268D   ⚍   digram for lesser yin So ON 4.0

U+268E   ⚎   digram for lesser yang So ON 4.0

U+268F   ⚏   digram for greater yin So ON 4.0

     Dictionary and map symbols

U+2690   ⚐   white flag So ON 4.0

U+2691   ⚑   black flag So ON 4.0

U+2692   ⚒   hammer and pick So ON 4.1

aka mining, working day (in timetables)

U+2693   ⚓   anchor So ON 4.1

aka nautical term, harbor (on maps)

U+2694   ⚔   crossed swords So ON 4.1

aka military term, battleground (on maps), killed in action

U+2695   ⚕   staff of aesculapius So ON 4.1

aka medical term

* both inclined or upright renderings of this symbol are common

ref U+2624   ☤   caduceus (Miscellaneous Symbols)

U+2696   ⚖   scales So ON 4.1

aka legal term, jurisprudence

U+2697   ⚗   alembic So ON 4.1

aka chemical term, chemistry

U+2698   ⚘   flower So ON 4.1

aka botanical term

ref U+2055   ⁕   flower punctuation mark (General Punctuation)

ref U+2618   ☘   shamrock (Miscellaneous Symbols)

ref U+2740   ❀   white florette (Dingbats)

U+2699   ⚙   gear So ON 4.1

aka technology, tools

U+269A   ⚚   staff of hermes So ON 4.1

* signifies a commercial term or commerce

* glyph shows a heraldic staff with a winged wheel

U+269B   ⚛   atom symbol So ON 4.1

aka nuclear installation (on maps)

     Miscellaneous symbols

U+269C   ⚜   fleur de lis So ON 4.1

U+269D   ⚝   outlined white star So ON 5.1

* symbol of Morocco

U+26A0   ⚠   warning sign So ON 4.0

U+26A1   ⚡   high voltage sign So ON 4.0

     Gender symbols

U+26A2   ⚢   doubled female sign So ON 4.1

aka lesbianism

U+26A3   ⚣   doubled male sign So ON 4.1

aka male homosexuality

* a glyph variant has the two circles on the same line

U+26A4   ⚤   interlocked female and male sign So ON 4.1

aka bisexuality

* a glyph variant has the two circles on the same line

U+26A5   ⚥   male and female sign So ON 4.1

aka transgendered sexuality

aka hermaphrodite (in entomology)

U+26A6   ⚦   male with stroke sign So ON 4.1

aka transgendered sexuality

U+26A7   ⚧   male with stroke and male and female sign So ON 4.1

aka transgendered sexuality

U+26A8   ⚨   vertical male with stroke sign So ON 4.1

aka ferrous iron sulphate (alchemy and older chemistry)

U+26A9   ⚩   horizontal male with stroke sign So ON 4.1

aka magnesium (alchemy and older chemistry)

     Circles

U+26AA   ⚪   medium white circle So ON 4.1

aka asexuality, sexless, genderless

aka engaged, betrothed

* base for male or female sign

U+26AB   ⚫   medium black circle So ON 4.1

* UI symbol for record function

U+26AC   ⚬   medium small white circle So L 4.1

aka engaged, betrothed (genealogy)

* can represent wedding ring

     Genealogical symbols

U+26AD   ⚭   marriage symbol So ON 4.1

ref U+221E   ∞   infinity (Mathematical Operators)

U+26AE   ⚮   divorce symbol So ON 4.1

ref U+29DE   ⧞   infinity negated with vertical bar (Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols B)

U+26AF   ⚯   unmarried partnership symbol So ON 4.1

ref U+29DF   ⧟   double ended multimap (Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols B)

U+26B0   ⚰   coffin So ON 4.1

aka buried (genealogy)

ref U+25AD   ▭   white rectangle (Geometric Shapes)

U+26B1   ⚱   funeral urn So ON 4.1

aka cremated (genealogy)

     Gender symbol

U+26B2   ⚲   neuter So ON 5.0

     Astrological signs

U+26B3   ⚳   ceres So ON 5.1

U+26B4   ⚴   pallas So ON 5.1

U+26B5   ⚵   juno So ON 5.1

U+26B6   ⚶   vesta So ON 5.1

U+26B7   ⚷   chiron So ON 5.1

U+26B8   ⚸   black moon lilith So ON 5.1

U+26B9   ⚹   sextile So ON 5.1

ref U+002A   *   asterisk (Basic Latin)

U+26BA   ⚺   semisextile So ON 5.1

ref U+22BB   ⊻   xor (Mathematical Operators)

U+26BB   ⚻   quincunx So ON 5.1

ref U+22BC   ⊼   nand (Mathematical Operators)

U+26BC   ⚼   sesquiquadrate So ON 5.1

     Symbols for draughts and checkers

U+26C0   ⛀   white draughts man So ON 5.1

U+26C1   ⛁   white draughts king So ON 5.1

U+26C2   ⛂   black draughts man So ON 5.1

U+26C3   ⛃   black draughts king So ON 5.1

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