Miscellaneous Symbols
RangeU+2600..U+26FF
(256 code points)
PlaneBMP
ScriptsCommon
Symbol setsWeather
Astrological
Chess
Recycling
Map symbols
Assigned256 code points
Unused0 reserved code points
Source standardsARIB STD-B24
Unicode version history
1.0.0 (1991)106 (+106)
3.0 (1999)109 (+3)
3.2 (2002)133 (+24)
4.0 (2003)145 (+12)
4.1 (2005)175 (+30)
5.0 (2006)176 (+1)
5.1 (2008)191 (+15)
5.2 (2009)250 (+59)
6.0 (2010)256 (+6)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1][2]

Miscellaneous Symbols is a Unicode block (U+2600–U+26FF) containing glyphs 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

Compact table

Miscellaneous Symbols[1]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
 0123456789ABCDEF
U+260x
U+261x
U+262x
U+263x
U+264x
U+265x
U+266x
U+267x
U+268x
U+269x
U+26Ax
U+26Bx
U+26Cx
U+26Dx
U+26Ex
U+26Fx
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 15.1

Definitions

Miscellaneous Symbols Unicode block
Official NameGlyphUnicode #HTMLCommon meaning
Black sun with raysU+2600☀Clear weather
CloudU+2601☁Cloud, cloudy weather
UmbrellaU+2602☂Umbrella, rainy weather
SnowmanU+2603☃Snowman, snowy weather
CometU+2604☄
Black starU+2605★
White starU+2606☆
LightningU+2607☇Lightning
ThunderstormU+2608☈Thunderstorm
SunU+2609☉Sun, gold
Ascending nodeU+260A☊
Descending nodeU+260B☋
ConjunctionU+260C☌Open circuit
OppositionU+260D☍Closed circuit
Black telephoneU+260E☎
White telephoneU+260F☏
Ballot boxU+2610☐Check box, optional information
Ballot box with checkU+2611☑
Ballot box with XU+2612☒
SaltireU+2613☓
Umbrella with raindropsU+2614☔Showery weather
Hot beverageU+2615☕Tea, coffee, hot chocolate
White shogi pieceU+2616☖
Black shogi pieceU+2617☗
ShamrockU+2618☘Good luck
Reversed rotated floral heart bulletU+2619☙Binding signature mark
Black left pointing indexU+261A☚
Black right pointing indexU+261B☛
White left pointing indexU+261C☜
White up pointing indexU+261D☝
White right pointing indexU+261E☞
White down pointing indexU+261F☟
Skull and crossbonesU+2620☠Poison, death
Caution signU+2621☡
Radioactive signU+2622☢Toxic hazard, nuclear fallout
Biohazard signU+2623☣Disease, epidemic, pandemic
CaduceusU+2624☤Trade
AnkhU+2625☥Religious symbol
Orthodox crossU+2626☦Patriarchal cross
Chi RhoU+2627☧Labarum
Cross of LorraineU+2628☨Patriarchal cross
Cross of JerusalemU+2629☩Cross potent
Star and crescentU+262A☪Emblem of Turkey; Islam
Farsi symbolU+262B☫Emblem of Iran
Adi shaktiU+262C☬Khanda
Hammer and sickleU+262D☭Communism
Peace symbolU+262E☮Peace
Yin yangU+262F☯Taoism, balance
Trigram for HeavenU+2630☰
Trigram for LakeU+2631☱
Trigram for FireU+2632☲
Trigram for ThunderU+2633☳
Trigram for WindU+2634☴
Trigram for WaterU+2635☵
Trigram for MountainU+2636☶
Trigram for EarthU+2637☷
Wheel of DharmaU+2638☸
White frowning faceU+2639☹
White smiling faceU+263A☺
Black smiling faceU+263B☻
White sun with raysU+263C☼Compass
First quarter moonU+263D☽Silver
Last quarter moonU+263E☾
MercuryU+263F☿Mercury (planet), mercury (element), Hermaphrodite
VenusU+2640♀Venus (planet), copper, femininity, Woman
EarthU+2641♁Antimony
MarsU+2642♂Mars (planet), iron, masculinity, Man
JupiterU+2643♃Jupiter (planet), tin
SaturnU+2644♄Saturn (planet), lead
UranusU+2645♅For the astronomical symbol see U+26E2
NeptuneU+2646♆Neptune (planet)
PlutoU+2647♇Pluto
AriesU+2648♈Aries (constellation)
TaurusU+2649♉Taurus (constellation)
GeminiU+264A♊Gemini (constellation)
CancerU+264B♋Cancer (constellation)
LeoU+264C♌Leo (constellation)
VirgoU+264D♍Virgo (constellation)
LibraU+264E♎Libra (constellation)
ScorpiusU+264F♏Scorpius (constellation), minim
SagittariusU+2650♐Sagittarius (constellation)
CapricornU+2651♑Capricornus (constellation)
AquariusU+2652♒Aquarius (constellation)
PiscesU+2653♓Pisces (constellation)
White chess kingU+2654♔
White chess queenU+2655♕
White chess rookU+2656♖
White chess bishopU+2657♗
White chess knightU+2658♘
White chess pawnU+2659♙
Black chess kingU+265A♚
Black chess queenU+265B♛
Black chess rookU+265C♜
Black chess bishopU+265D♝
Black chess knightU+265E♞
Black chess pawnU+265F♟
Black spade suitU+2660♠
White heart suitU+2661♡
White diamond suitU+2662♢
Black club suitU+2663♣
White spade suitU+2664♤
Black heart suitU+2665♥
Black diamond suitU+2666♦
White club suitU+2667♧
Hot springsU+2668♨Onsen
Quarter noteU+2669♩Crotchet
Eighth noteU+266A♪Quaver
Beamed eighth notesU+266B♫Linked quavers
Beamed sixteenth notesU+266C♬Linked semi-quavers
Music flat signU+266D♭
Music natural signU+266E♮
Music sharp signU+266F♯
West Syriac crossU+2670♰
East Syriac crossU+2671♱
Universal recycling symbolU+2672♲
Recycling symbol for type-1 plasticsU+2673♳
Recycling symbol for type-2 plasticsU+2674♴
Recycling symbol for type-3 plasticsU+2675♵
Recycling symbol for type-4 plasticsU+2676♶
Recycling symbol for type-5 plasticsU+2677♷
Recycling symbol for type-6 plasticsU+2678♸
Recycling symbol for type-7 plasticsU+2679♹
Recycling symbol for generic materialsU+267A♺
Black universal recycling symbolU+267B♻
Recycled paper symbolU+267C♼
Partially-recycled paper symbolU+267D♽
Permanent paper signU+267E♾
Wheelchair symbolU+267F♿
Die face-1U+2680⚀
Die face-2U+2681⚁
Die face-3U+2682⚂
Die face-4U+2683⚃
Die face-5U+2684⚄
Die face-6U+2685⚅
White circle with dot rightU+2686⚆
White circle with two dotsU+2687⚇
Black circle with white dot rightU+2688⚈
Black circle with two white dotsU+2689⚉
Monogram for yangU+268A⚊
Monogram for yinU+268B⚋
Digram for greater yangU+268C⚌
Digram for lesser yinU+268D⚍
Digram for lesser yangU+268E⚎
Digram for greater yinU+268F⚏
White flagU+2690⚐From KPS 9566. Map symbol for a battle site.[3]
Black flagU+2691⚑From KPS 9566. Map symbol for a battle site.[3]
Hammer and pickU+2692⚒Mining, working day
AnchorU+2693⚓Nautical term, harbor
Crossed swordsU+2694⚔Military term, battleground, killed in action
Rod of AsclepiusU+2695⚕Medical term
ScalesU+2696⚖Legal term, jurisprudence
AlembicU+2697⚗Chemical term, chemistry
FlowerU+2698⚘Botanical term
GearU+2699⚙Technology, tools
Staff of HermesU+269A⚚Caduceus, commercial term, commerce
Atom symbolU+269B⚛Nuclear installation
Fleur-de-lisU+269C⚜France, Quebec, Trinity, Scouting
Outlined white starU+269D⚝Coat of arms of Morocco
Three lines converging rightU+269E⚞Someone speaking closed captioning symbol (from ARIB STD B24)
Three lines converging leftU+269F⚟Background speaking closed captioning symbol (from ARIB STD B24)
Warning signU+26A0⚠
High voltage signU+26A1⚡
Doubled female signU+26A2⚢Female homosexuality
Doubled male signU+26A3⚣Male homosexuality
Interlocked female and male signU+26A4⚤Male or Female bisexuality
Male and female signU+26A5⚥Male or Female heterosexuality, Hermaphrodite (in entomology)
Male with stroke signU+26A6⚦Transgender
Male with stroke and male and female sign
Transgender symbol (Emoji 13.0)[4]
U+26A7⚧Transgender
Vertical male with stroke signU+26A8⚨Iron(II) sulfate[5]
Horizontal male with stroke signU+26A9⚩Magnesium[5]
Medium white circleU+26AA⚪Asexuality, sexless, genderless, engaged, betrothed
Medium black circleU+26AB⚫Symbol for record function
Medium small white circleU+26AC⚬Engaged, betrothed
Marriage symbolU+26AD⚭
Divorce symbolU+26AE⚮
Unmarried partnership symbolU+26AF⚯
CoffinU+26B0⚰Buried (genealogy)
Funeral urnU+26B1⚱Cremated (genealogy)
NeuterU+26B2⚲
CeresU+26B3⚳1 Ceres (dwarf planet)
PallasU+26B4⚴2 Pallas
JunoU+26B5⚵3 Juno
VestaU+26B6⚶4 Vesta
ChironU+26B7⚷2060 Chiron
Black moon LilithU+26B8⚸
SextileU+26B9⚹Sal ammoniac
SemisextileU+26BA⚺
QuincunxU+26BB⚻
SesquiquadrateU+26BC⚼
FootballU+26BD⚽
BaseballU+26BE⚾
Squared keyU+26BF⚿Parental lock (from ARIB STD B24)
White draughts manU+26C0⛀
White draughts kingU+26C1⛁
Black draughts manU+26C2⛂
Black draughts kingU+26C3⛃
Snowman without snowU+26C4⛄Light snow (from ARIB STD B24)
Sun behind cloudU+26C5⛅Partly cloudy (from ARIB STD B24)
RainU+26C6⛆Rainy weather (from ARIB STD B24)
Black snowmanU+26C7⛇Heavy snow (from ARIB STD B24)
Thunder cloud and rainU+26C8⛈Thunderstorm (from ARIB STD B24)
Turned white shogi pieceU+26C9⛉From ARIB STD B24
Turned black shogi pieceU+26CA⛊From ARIB STD B24
White diamond in squareU+26CB⛋From ARIB STD B24
Crossing lanesU+26CC⛌Accident (from ARIB STD B24)
Disabled carU+26CD⛍From ARIB STD B24
OphiuchusU+26CE⛎Ophiuchus (astrology), new in Unicode 6.
PickU+26CF⛏Under construction (from ARIB STD B24)
Car slidingU+26D0⛐Icy road (from ARIB STD B24)
Helmet with white crossU+26D1⛑Maintenance (from ARIB STD B24)
Circled crossing lanesU+26D2⛒Road closed (from ARIB STD B24)
ChainsU+26D3⛓Tyre chains required (from ARIB STD B24)
No entryU+26D4⛔From ARIB STD B24
Alternate one-way left way trafficU+26D5⛕From ARIB STD B24
Black two-way left way trafficU+26D6⛖From ARIB STD B24
White two-way left way trafficU+26D7⛗From ARIB STD B24
Black left lane mergeU+26D8⛘From ARIB STD B24
White left lane mergeU+26D9⛙From ARIB STD B24
Drive slow signU+26DA⛚From ARIB STD B24
Heavy white down-pointing triangleU+26DB⛛Drive slow (from ARIB STD B24)
Left closed entryU+26DC⛜From ARIB STD B24
Squared saltireU+26DD⛝Closed entry (from ARIB STD B24)
Falling diagonal in white circle in black squareU+26DE⛞Closed to large vehicles (from ARIB STD B24)
Black truckU+26DF⛟Closed to large vehicles, alternate (from ARIB STD B24)
Restricted left entry-1U+26E0⛠From ARIB STD B24
Restricted left entry-2U+26E1⛡From ARIB STD B24
Astronomical symbol for UranusU+26E2⛢New in Unicode 6.
Heavy circle with stroke and two dots aboveU+26E3⛣Public office (from ARIB STD B24)
PentagramU+26E4⛤New in Unicode 6
Right-handed interlaced pentagramU+26E5⛥New in Unicode 6
Left-handed interlaced pentagramU+26E6⛦New in Unicode 6
Inverted pentagramU+26E7⛧New in Unicode 6
Black cross on shieldU+26E8⛨Hospital (from ARIB STD B24)
Shinto shrineU+26E9⛩Torii (from ARIB STD B24)
ChurchU+26EA⛪From ARIB STD B24
CastleU+26EB⛫From ARIB STD B24
Historic siteU+26EC⛬From ARIB STD B24
Gear without hubU+26ED⛭Factory (from ARIB STD B24)
Gear with handlesU+26EE⛮Power plant, power substation (from ARIB STD B24)
Map symbol for lighthouseU+26EF⛯From ARIB STD B24
MountainU+26F0⛰From ARIB STD B24
Umbrella on groundU+26F1⛱Bathing beach (from ARIB STD B24)
FountainU+26F2⛲Park (from ARIB STD B24)
Flag in holeU+26F3⛳Golf course (from ARIB STD B24)
FerryU+26F4⛴Ferry boat terminal (from ARIB STD B24)
SailboatU+26F5⛵Marina or yacht harbour (from ARIB STD B24)
Square four cornersU+26F6⛶Intersection (from ARIB STD B24)
SkierU+26F7⛷Ski resort (from ARIB STD B24)
Ice skateU+26F8⛸Ice skating rink (from ARIB STD B24)
Person with ballU+26F9⛹Track and field, gymnasium (from ARIB STD B24)
TentU+26FA⛺Camping site (from ARIB STD B24)
Japanese bank symbolU+26FB⛻From ARIB STD B24
Headstone graveyard symbolU+26FC⛼Graveyard, memorial park, cemetery (from ARIB STD B24)
Fuel pumpU+26FD⛽Petrol station, gas station (from ARIB STD B24)
Cup on black squareU+26FE⛾Drive-in restaurant (from ARIB STD B24)
White flag with horizontal middle black stripeU+26FF⛿Japanese self-defense force site (from ARIB STD B24)

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.[6][7]

The block has 166 standardized variants defined to specify emoji-style (U+FE0F VS16) or text presentation (U+FE0E VS15) 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.[8]

Emoji variation sequences
U+26002601260226032604260E2611261426152618261D2620
default presentationtexttexttexttexttexttexttextemojiemojitexttexttext
base code point
base+VS15 (text)
base+VS16 (emoji)
U+262226232626262A262E262F26382639263A264026422648
default presentationtexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttextemoji
base code point
base+VS15 (text)
base+VS16 (emoji)
U+2649264A264B264C264D264E264F2650265126522653265F
default presentationemojiemojiemojiemojiemojiemojiemojiemojiemojiemojiemojitext
base code point
base+VS15 (text)
base+VS16 (emoji)
U+26602663266526662668267B267E267F2692269326942695
default presentationtexttexttexttexttexttexttextemojitextemojitexttext
base code point
base+VS15 (text)
base+VS16 (emoji)
U+269626972699269B269C26A026A126A726AA26AB26B026B1
default presentationtexttexttexttexttexttextemojitextemojiemojitexttext
base code point
base+VS15 (text)
base+VS16 (emoji)
U+26BD26BE26C426C526C826CE26CF26D126D326D426E926EA
default presentationemojiemojiemojiemojitextemojitexttexttextemojitextemoji
base code point
base+VS15 (text)
base+VS16 (emoji)
U+26F026F126F226F326F426F526F726F826F926FA26FD
default presentationtexttextemojiemojitextemojitexttexttextemojiemoji
base code point
base+VS15 (text)
base+VS16 (emoji)

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:[7]

Human emoji
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 (1991) the same block was named Miscellaneous Dingbats (not to be confused with current "Dingbats" block, which was then renamed to "Zapf Dingbats").[9]

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Miscellaneous Symbols block:

See also

References

  1. "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. 1 2 Ewell, Doug (2002-08-15). "Re: Scripts in Unicode 4.0". Unicode Mail List Archive.
  4. "Emoji Recently Added, v13.0". Unicode Consortium.
  5. 1 2 Everson, Michael (2003-10-17), L2/03-364: Second revised proposal to encode symbols for genealogy and gender studies in the UCS (PDF)
  6. "UTR #51: Unicode Emoji". Unicode Consortium. 2023-09-05.
  7. 1 2 "UCD: Emoji Data for UTR #51". Unicode Consortium. 2023-02-01.
  8. "UTS #51 Emoji Variation Sequences". The Unicode Consortium.
  9. "3.8: Block-by-Block Charts" (PDF). The Unicode Standard. version 1.0. Unicode Consortium.
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