Miscellaneous Symbols


Miscellaneous Symbols is a Unicode block containing graphemes representing concepts from a variety of categories: astrological, astronomical, chess, dice, musical notation, political symbols, recycling, religious symbols, trigrams, warning signs, and weather, among others.

Tables

Definitions

Official nameGraphemeCodepointHTMLOfficial description
Black sun with rays☀U+2600☀Clear weather
Cloud☁U+2601☁Cloud, cloudy weather
Umbrella☂U+2602☂Umbrella, rainy weather
Snowman☃U+2603☃Snowman, snowy weather
Comet☄U+2604☄
Black star★U+2605★
White star☆U+2606☆
Lightning☇U+2607☇Lightning
Thunderstorm☈U+2608☈Thunderstorm
Sun☉U+2609☉Sun, gold
Ascending node☊U+260A☊
Descending node☋U+260B☋
Conjunction☌U+260C☌Open circuit
Opposition☍U+260D☍Closed circuit
Black telephone☎U+260E☎
White telephone☏U+260F☏
Ballot box☐U+2610☐Check box, optional information
Ballot box with check☑U+2611☑
Ballot box with X☒U+2612☒
Saltire☓U+2613☓
Umbrella with raindrops☔︎U+2614☔Showery weather
Hot beverage☕︎U+2615☕Tea, coffee, hot chocolate
White shogi piece☖U+2616☖
Black shogi piece☗U+2617☗
Shamrock☘U+2618☘Good luck
Reversed rotated floral heart bullet☙U+2619☙Binding signature mark
Black left pointing index☚U+261A☚Directing left
Black right pointing index☛U+261B☛Directing right
White left pointing index☜U+261C☜
White up pointing index☝U+261D☝
White right pointing index☞U+261E☞
White down pointing index☟U+261F☟
Skull and crossbones☠U+2620☠Poison, death
Caution sign☡U+2621☡
Radioactive sign☢U+2622☢Toxic hazard, nuclear fallout
Biohazard sign☣U+2623☣Disease, epidemic, pandemic
Caduceus☤U+2624☤Trade
Ankh☥U+2625☥Religious symbol
Orthodox cross☦U+2626☦Patriarchal cross
Chi Rho☧U+2627☧Labarum
Cross of Lorraine☨U+2628☨Patriarchal cross
Cross of Jerusalem☩U+2629☩Cross potent
Star and crescent☪U+262A☪Emblem of Turkey; Islam
Farsi symbol☫U+262B☫Emblem of Iran
Adi shakti☬U+262C☬Khanda
Hammer and sickle☭U+262D☭Communism
Peace symbol☮U+262E☮Peace
Yin yang☯U+262F☯Taoism, balance
Trigram for Heaven☰U+2630☰
Trigram for Lake☱U+2631☱
Trigram for Fire☲U+2632☲
Trigram for Thunder☳U+2633☳
Trigram for Wind☴U+2634☴
Trigram for Water☵U+2635☵
Trigram for Mountain☶U+2636☶
Trigram for Earth☷U+2637☷
Wheel of Dharma☸U+2638☸
White frowning face☹U+2639☹
White smiling face☺U+263A☺
Black smiling face☻U+263B☻
White sun with rays☼U+263C☼Compass
First quarter moon☽U+263D☽Silver, waxing crescent as seen north of tropics
Last quarter moon☾U+263E☾Waning crescent as seen north of tropics
Mercury☿U+263F☿Mercury (planet), mercury (element), Hermaphrodite
Venus♀U+2640♀Venus, copper, femininity, Woman
Earth♁U+2641♁Antimony
Mars♂U+2642♂Mars, iron, masculinity, Man
Jupiter♃U+2643♃Jupiter, tin
Saturn♄U+2644♄Saturn, lead
Uranus♅U+2645♅For the astronomical symbol see U+26E2
Neptune♆U+2646♆Neptune
Pluto♇U+2647♇Pluto
Aries♈︎U+2648♈Aries (constellation)
Taurus♉︎U+2649♉Taurus (constellation)
Gemini♊︎U+264A♊Gemini (constellation)
Cancer♋︎U+264B♋Cancer (constellation)
Leo♌︎U+264C♌Leo (constellation)
Virgo♍︎U+264D♍Virgo (constellation)
Libra♎︎U+264E♎Libra (constellation)
Scorpius♏︎U+264F♏Scorpius (constellation), minim
Sagittarius♐︎U+2650♐Sagittarius (constellation)
Capricorn♑︎U+2651♑Capricornus (constellation)
Aquarius♒︎U+2652♒Aquarius (constellation)
Pisces♓︎U+2653♓Pisces (constellation)
White chess king♔U+2654♔
White chess queen♕U+2655♕
White chess rook♖U+2656♖
White chess bishop♗U+2657♗
White chess knight♘U+2658♘
White chess pawn♙U+2659♙
Black chess king♚U+265A♚
Black chess queen♛U+265B♛
Black chess rook♜U+265C♜
Black chess bishop♝U+265D♝
Black chess knight♞U+265E♞
Black chess pawn♟U+265F♟
Black spade suit♠U+2660♠
White heart suit♡U+2661♡
White diamond suit♢U+2662♢
Black club suit♣U+2663♣
White spade suit♤U+2664♤
Black heart suit♥U+2665♥
Black diamond suit♦U+2666♦
White club suit♧U+2667♧
Hot springs♨U+2668♨Onsen
Quarter note♩U+2669♩Crotchet
Eighth note♪U+266A♪Quaver
Beamed eighth notes♫U+266B♫Linked quavers
Beamed sixteenth notes♬U+266C♬Linked semi-quavers
Music flat sign♭U+266D♭
Music natural sign♮U+266E♮
Music sharp sign♯U+266F♯
West Syriac cross♰U+2670♰
East Syriac cross♱U+2671♱
Universal recycling symbol♲U+2672♲
Recycling symbol for type-1 plastics♳U+2673♳
Recycling symbol for type-2 plastics♴U+2674♴
Recycling symbol for type-3 plastics♵U+2675♵
Recycling symbol for type-4 plastics♶U+2676♶
Recycling symbol for type-5 plastics♷U+2677♷
Recycling symbol for type-6 plastics♸U+2678♸
Recycling symbol for type-7 plastics♹U+2679♹
Recycling symbol for generic materials♺U+267A♺
Black universal recycling symbol♻U+267B♻
Recycled paper symbol♼U+267C♼
Partially-recycled paper symbol♽U+267D♽
Permanent paper sign♾U+267E♾
Wheelchair symbol♿︎U+267F♿
Die face-1⚀U+2680⚀
Die face-2⚁U+2681⚁
Die face-3⚂U+2682⚂
Die face-4⚃U+2683⚃
Die face-5⚄U+2684⚄
Die face-6⚅U+2685⚅
White circle with dot right⚆U+2686⚆
White circle with two dots⚇U+2687⚇
Black circle with white dot right⚈U+2688⚈
Black circle with two white dots⚉U+2689⚉
Monogram for yang⚊U+268A⚊
Monogram for yin⚋U+268B⚋
Digram for greater yang⚌U+268C⚌
Digram for lesser yin⚍U+268D⚍
Digram for lesser yang⚎U+268E⚎
Digram for greater yin⚏U+268F⚏
White flag⚐U+2690⚐From KPS 9566. Map symbol for a battle site.
Black flag⚑U+2691⚑From KPS 9566. Map symbol for a battle site.
Hammer and pick⚒U+2692⚒Mining, working day
Anchor⚓︎U+2693⚓Nautical term, harbor
Crossed swords⚔U+2694⚔Military term, battleground, killed in action
Rod of Asclepius⚕U+2695⚕Medical term
Scales⚖U+2696⚖Legal term, jurisprudence
Alembic⚗U+2697⚗Chemical term, chemistry
Flower⚘U+2698⚘Botanical term
Gear⚙U+2699⚙Technology, tools
Staff of Hermes⚚U+269A⚚Caduceus, commercial term, commerce
Atom symbol⚛U+269B⚛Nuclear installation
Fleur-de-lis⚜U+269C⚜France, Quebec, Trinity, Scouting
Outlined white star⚝U+269D⚝Coat of arms of Morocco
Three lines converging right⚞U+269E⚞Someone speaking closed captioning symbol
Three lines converging left⚟U+269F⚟Background speaking closed captioning symbol
Warning sign⚠U+26A0⚠
High voltage sign⚡︎U+26A1⚡
Doubled female sign⚢U+26A2⚢Female homosexuality
Doubled male sign⚣U+26A3⚣Male homosexuality
Interlocked female and male sign⚤U+26A4⚤Male or Female bisexuality
Male and female sign⚥U+26A5⚥Male or Female heterosexuality, Hermaphrodite
Male with stroke sign⚦U+26A6⚦Transgender
Male with stroke and male and female sign
Transgender symbol 		⚧U+26A7⚧Transgender
Vertical male with stroke sign⚨U+26A8⚨Iron(II) sulfate
Horizontal male with stroke sign⚩U+26A9⚩Magnesium
Medium white circle⚪︎U+26AA⚪Asexuality, sexless, genderless, engaged, betrothed
Medium black circle⚫︎U+26AB⚫Symbol for record function
Medium small white circle⚬U+26AC⚬Engaged, betrothed
Marriage symbol⚭U+26AD⚭
Divorce symbol⚮U+26AE⚮
Unmarried partnership symbol⚯U+26AF⚯
Coffin⚰U+26B0⚰Buried
Funeral urn⚱U+26B1⚱Cremated
Neuter⚲U+26B2⚲
Ceres⚳U+26B3⚳1 Ceres (dwarf planet)
Pallas⚴U+26B4⚴2 Pallas
Juno⚵U+26B5⚵3 Juno
Vesta⚶U+26B6⚶4 Vesta
Chiron⚷U+26B7⚷2060 Chiron
Black moon Lilith⚸U+26B8⚸
Sextile⚹U+26B9⚹Sal ammoniac
Semisextile⚺U+26BA⚺
Quincunx⚻U+26BB⚻
Sesquiquadrate⚼U+26BC⚼
Soccer ball⚽︎U+26BD⚽
Baseball⚾︎U+26BE⚾
Squared key⚿U+26BF⚿Parental lock
White draughts man⛀U+26C0⛀
White draughts king⛁U+26C1⛁
Black draughts man⛂U+26C2⛂
Black draughts king⛃U+26C3⛃
Snowman without snow⛄︎U+26C4⛄Light snow
Sun behind cloud⛅︎U+26C5⛅Partly cloudy
Rain⛆U+26C6⛆Rainy weather
Black snowman⛇U+26C7⛇Heavy snow
Thunder cloud and rain⛈U+26C8⛈Thunderstorm
Turned white shogi piece⛉U+26C9⛉From ARIB STD B24
Turned black shogi piece⛊U+26CA⛊From ARIB STD B24
White diamond in square⛋U+26CB⛋From ARIB STD B24
Crossing lanes⛌U+26CC⛌Accident
Disabled car⛍U+26CD⛍From ARIB STD B24
Ophiuchus⛎︎U+26CE⛎Ophiuchus (astrology), new in Unicode 6
Pick⛏U+26CF⛏Under construction
Car sliding⛐U+26D0⛐Icy road
Helmet with white cross⛑U+26D1⛑Maintenance
Circled crossing lanes⛒U+26D2⛒Road closed
Chains⛓U+26D3⛓Tyre chains required
No entry⛔︎U+26D4⛔From ARIB STD B24
Alternate one-way left way traffic⛕U+26D5⛕From ARIB STD B24
Black two-way left way traffic⛖U+26D6⛖From ARIB STD B24
White two-way left way traffic⛗U+26D7⛗From ARIB STD B24
Black left lane merge⛘U+26D8⛘From ARIB STD B24
White left lane merge⛙U+26D9⛙From ARIB STD B24
Drive slow sign⛚U+26DA⛚From ARIB STD B24
Heavy white down-pointing triangle⛛U+26DB⛛Drive slow
Left closed entry⛜U+26DC⛜From ARIB STD B24
Squared saltire⛝U+26DD⛝Closed entry
Falling diagonal in white circle in black square⛞U+26DE⛞Closed to large vehicles
Black truck⛟U+26DF⛟Closed to large vehicles, alternate
Restricted left entry-1⛠U+26E0⛠From ARIB STD B24
Restricted left entry-2⛡U+26E1⛡From ARIB STD B24
Astronomical symbol for Uranus⛢U+26E2⛢New in Unicode 6
Heavy circle with stroke and two dots above⛣U+26E3⛣Public office
Pentagram⛤U+26E4⛤New in Unicode 6
Right-handed interlaced pentagram⛥U+26E5⛥New in Unicode 6
Left-handed interlaced pentagram⛦U+26E6⛦New in Unicode 6
Inverted pentagram⛧U+26E7⛧New in Unicode 6
Black cross on shield⛨U+26E8⛨Hospital
Shinto shrine⛩U+26E9⛩Torii
Church⛪︎U+26EA⛪From ARIB STD B24
Castle⛫U+26EB⛫From ARIB STD B24
Historic site⛬U+26EC⛬From ARIB STD B24
Gear without hub⛭U+26ED⛭Factory
Gear with handles⛮U+26EE⛮Power plant, power substation
Map symbol for lighthouse⛯U+26EF⛯From ARIB STD B24
Mountain⛰U+26F0⛰From ARIB STD B24
Umbrella on ground⛱U+26F1⛱Bathing beach
Fountain⛲︎U+26F2⛲Park
Flag in hole⛳︎U+26F3⛳Golf course
Ferry⛴U+26F4⛴Ferry boat terminal
Sailboat⛵︎U+26F5⛵Marina or yacht harbour
Square four corners⛶U+26F6⛶Intersection
Skier⛷U+26F7⛷Ski resort
Ice skate⛸U+26F8⛸Ice skating rink
Person with ball⛹U+26F9⛹Track and field, gymnasium
Tent⛺︎U+26FA⛺Camping site
Japanese bank symbol⛻U+26FB⛻From ARIB STD B24
Headstone graveyard symbol⛼U+26FC⛼Graveyard, memorial park, cemetery
Fuel pump⛽︎U+26FD⛽Petrol station, gas station
Cup on black square⛾U+26FE⛾Drive-in restaurant
White flag with horizontal middle black stripe⛿U+26FF⛿Japanese self-defense force site

Emoji

The Miscellaneous Symbols block contains 83 emoji:
U+2600–U+2604, U+260E, U+2611, U+2614–U+2615, U+2618, U+261D, U+2620, U+2622–U+2623, U+2626, U+262A, U+262E–U+262F, U+2638–U+263A, U+2640, U+2642, U+2648–U+2653, U+265F–U+2660, U+2663, U+2665–U+2666, U+2668, U+267B, U+267E–U+267F, U+2692–U+2697, U+2699, U+269B–U+269C, U+26A0–U+26A1, U+26A7, U+26AA–U+26AB, U+26B0–U+26B1, U+26BD–U+26BE, U+26C4–U+26C5, U+26C8, U+26CE–U+26CF, U+26D1, U+26D3–U+26D4, U+26E9–U+26EA, U+26F0–U+26F5, U+26F7–U+26FA and U+26FD.
The block has 166 standardized variants defined to specify emoji-style or text presentation for the
following 83 base characters: U+2600–U+2604, U+260E, U+2611, U+2614–U+2615, U+2618, U+261D, U+2620, U+2622–U+2623, U+2626, U+262A, U+262E–U+262F, U+2638–U+263A, U+2640, U+2642, U+2648–U+2653, U+265F–U+2660, U+2663, U+2665–U+2666, U+2668, U+267B, U+267E–U+267F, U+2692–U+2697, U+2699, U+269B–U+269C, U+26A0–U+26A1, U+26A7, U+26AA–U+26AB, U+26B0–U+26B1, U+26BD–U+26BE, U+26C4–U+26C5, U+26C8, U+26CE–U+26CF, U+26D1, U+26D3–U+26D4, U+26E9–U+26EA, U+26F0–U+26F5, U+26F7–U+26FA and U+26FD.

Emoji modifiers

The Miscellaneous Symbols block has two emoji that represent people or body parts.
They can be modified using U+1F3FB–U+1F3FF to provide for a range of human skin color using the Fitzpatrick scale:
U+261D26F9
emoji
FITZ-1-2☝️?⛹?
FITZ-3☝️?⛹?
FITZ-4☝️?⛹?
FITZ-5☝️?⛹?
FITZ-6☝️?⛹?

Additional human emoji can be found in other Unicode blocks: Dingbats, Emoticons, Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs, Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs, Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A and Transport and Map Symbols.

History

In Unicode 1.0 the same block was named Miscellaneous Dingbats.
The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Miscellaneous Symbols block: