Special Characters and Symbols

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Commonly used symbols

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Zodiac signs

♈
♉
♊
♋
♌
♍
♎
♏
♐
♑
♒
♓
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces

Smiley symbols

☹
☺
☻
(✿◠‿◠)
(͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
≥Ö‿Ö≤
(ô‿ô)
≧◠◡◠≦✌
(>‿◠)✌
☜(ˆ▽ˆ)
(‐^▽^‐)
ᕙ( ^‿ゝ^ c)
≧◔◡◔≦
≧◉◡◉≦
(¬‿¬)
(─‿‿─)
٩(●̮̃•)۶
\ (•◡•) /

Special symbols

☀ ☁ ☂ ☃ ☄ ★ ☆ ☇ ☈ ☉ ☊ ☋ ☌ ☍ ☎ ☏ ☐ ☑ ☒ ☓ ☔ ☕ ☖ ☗ ☘ ☙ ☚ ☛ ☜ ☝ ☞ ☟ ☠ ☡ ☢ ☣ ☤ ☥ ☦ ☧ ☨ ☩ ☪ ☫ ☬ ☭ ☮ ☯ ☰ ☱ ☲ ☳ ☴ ☵ ☶ ☷ ☸ ☼ ☽ ☾ ☿ ♀ ♁ ♂ ♃ ♄ ♅ ♆ ♇ ♠ ♢ ♣ ♤ ♦ ♧ ♨ ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯ ♰ ♱ ♲ ♳ ♴ ♵ ♶ ♷ ♸ ♹ ♺ ♻ ♼ ♽ ♾ ♿ ⚀ ⚁ ⚂ ⚃ ⚄ ⚅ ⚆ ⚇ ⚈ ⚉ ⚊ ⚋ ⚌ ⚍ ⚎ ⚏ ⚐ ⚑ ⚒ ⚓ ⚔ ⚕ ⚖ ⚗ ⚘ ⚙ ⚚ ⚛ ⚜ ⚝ ⚞ ⚟ ⚠ ⚡ ⚢ ⚣ ⚤ ⚥ ⚦ ⚧ ⚨ ⚩ ⚪ ⚫ ⚬ ⚭ ⚮ ⚯ ⚰ ⚱ ⚲ ⚳ ⚴ ⚵ ⚶ ⚷ ⚸ ⚹ ⚺ ⚻ ⚼ ⚽ ⚾ ⚿ ⛀ ⛁ ⛂ ⛃ ⛄ ⛅ ⛆ ⛇ ⛈ ⛉ ⛊ ⛋ ⛌ ⛍ ⛏ ⛐ ⛑ ⛒ ⛓ ⛔ ⛕ ⛖ ⛗ ⛘ ⛙ ⛚ ⛛ ⛜ ⛝ ⛞ ⛟ ⛠ ⛡ ⛢ ⛣ ⛤ ⛥ ⛦ ⛧ ⛨ ⛩ ⛪ ⛫ ⛬ ⛭ ⛮ ⛯ ⛰ ⛱ ⛲ ⛳ ⛴ ⛵ ⛶ ⛷ ⛸ ⛹ ⛺ ⛻ ⛼ ⛽ ⛾ ⛿

Enclosed numbers and letters

①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⑩⑪⑫⑬⑭⑮⑯⑰⑱⑲⑳⓪❶❷❸❹❺❻❼❽❾❿⓫⓬⓭⓮⓯⓰⓱⓲⓳⓴㊀㊁㊂㊃㊄㊅㊆㊇㊈㊉㈠㈡㈢㈣㈤㈥㈦㈧㈨㈩⑴⑵⑶⑷⑸⑹⑺⑻⑼⑽⑾⑿⒀⒁⒂⒃⒄⒅⒆⒇⒈⒉⒊⒋⒌⒍⒎⒏⒐⒑⒒⒓⒔⒕⒖⒗⒘⒙⒚⒛ⅠⅡⅢⅣⅤⅥⅦⅧⅨⅩⅪⅫⅰⅱⅲⅳⅴⅵⅶⅷⅸⅹⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺⒻⒼⒽⒾⒿⓀⓁⓂⓃⓄⓅⓆⓇⓈⓉⓊⓋⓌⓍⓎⓏⓐⓑⓒⓓⓔⓕⓖⓗⓘⓙⓚⓛⓜⓝⓞⓟⓠⓡⓢⓣⓤⓥⓦⓧⓨⓩ⒜⒝⒞⒟⒠⒡⒢⒣⒤⒥⒦⒧⒨⒩⒪⒫⒬⒭⒮⒯⒰⒱⒲⒳⒴⒵

Math symbols

∀ ∁ ∂ ∃ ∄ ∅ ∆ ∇ ∈ ∉ ∊ ∋ ∌ ∍ ∎ ∏ ∐ ∑ − ∓ ∔ ∕ ∖ ∗ ∘ ∙ √ ∛ ∜ ∝ ∞ ∟ ∠ ∡ ∢ ∣ ∤ ∥ ∦ ∧ ∨ ∩ ∪ ∫ ∬ ∭ ∮ ∯ ∰ ∱ ∲ ∳ ∴ ∵ ∶ ∷ ∸ ∹ ∺ ∻ ∼ ∽ ∾ ∿ ≀ ≁ ≂ ≃ ≄ ≅ ≆ ≇ ≈ ≉ ≊ ≋ ≌ ≍ ≎ ≏ ≐ ≑ ≒ ≓ ≔ ≕ ≖ ≗ ≘ ≙ ≚ ≛ ≜ ≝ ≞ ≟ ≠ ≡ ≢ ≣ ≤ ≥ ≦ ≧ ≨ ≩ ≪ ≫ ≬ ≭ ≮ ≯ ≰ ≱ ≲ ≳ ≴ ≵ ≶ ≷ ≸ ≹ ≺ ≻ ≼ ≽ ≾ ≿ ⊀ ⊁ ⊂ ⊃ ⊄ ⊅ ⊆ ⊇ ⊈ ⊉ ⊊ ⊋ ⊌ ⊍ ⊎ ⊏ ⊐ ⊑ ⊒ ⊓ ⊔ ⊕ ⊖ ⊗ ⊘ ⊙ ⊚ ⊛ ⊜ ⊝ ⊞ ⊟ ⊠ ⊡ ⊢ ⊣ ⊤ ⊥ ⊦ ⊧ ⊨ ⊩ ⊪ ⊫ ⊬ ⊭ ⊮ ⊯ ⊰ ⊱ ⊲ ⊳ ⊴ ⊵ ⊶ ⊷ ⊸ ⊹ ⊺ ⊻ ⊼ ⊽ ⊾ ⊿ ⋀ ⋁ ⋂ ⋃ ⋄ ⋅ ⋆ ⋇ ⋈ ⋉ ⋊ ⋋ ⋌ ⋍ ⋎ ⋏ ⋐ ⋑ ⋒ ⋓ ⋔ ⋕ ⋖ ⋗ ⋘ ⋙ ⋚ ⋛ ⋜ ⋝ ⋞ ⋟ ⋠ ⋡ ⋢ ⋣ ⋤ ⋥ ⋦ ⋧ ⋨ ⋩ ⋪ ⋫ ⋬ ⋭ ⋮ ⋯ ⋰ ⋱ ⋲ ⋳ ⋴ ⋵ ⋶ ⋷ ⋸ ⋹ ⋺ ⋻ ⋼ ⋽ ⋾ ⋿ ± × ÷ % ℅ ‰ ‱ ⅟ ½ ⅓ ⅔ ¼ ¾ ⅕ ⅖ ⅗ ⅘ ⅙ ⅚ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞ ﹢ ﹣

Heart symbols

❤ ♥ ♡ ❣ ღ ❥ 💓 💔 💕 💖 💗 💘 💙 💚 💛 💜 💝 💞 💟 🤍 🤎

Punctuation marks

。 , 、 ; : ? ! . ・ ゠ 〃 々 〆 〇 〈 〉 《 》 「 」 『 』 【 】 〔 〕 〖 〗 〘 〙 〚 〛 ( ) [ ] { } ‘ ’ “ ” „ ‛ ‟ 〜 ~ ‐ ‑ ‒ – — ― ‖ † ‡ ‣ ․ ‥ … ‧ · • ¡ ¿ §

Unit symbols

° ′ ″ ℃ ℉ K Å % ﹪ ‰ ‱ ㎜ ㎝ ㎞ ㎎ ㎏ ㎐ ㎑ ㎒ ㎓ ㎕ ㎖ ㎗ ㎘ ㎙ ㎚ ㎛ ㎟ ㎠ ㎡ ㎢ ㎣ ㎤ ㎥ ㎦ ㎧ ㎨ ㎩ ㎪ ㎫ ㎬ ㎭ ㎮ ㎯ ㎰ ㎱ ㎲ ㎳ ㎴ ㎵ ㎶ ㎷ ㎸ ㎹ ㎺ ㎻ ㎼ ㎽ ㎾ ㎿ ㏀ ㏁ ㏂ ㏃ ㏄ ㏅ ㏆ ㏇ ㏈ ㏉ ㏊ ㏋ ㏌ ㏍ ㏎ ㏏ ㏐ ㏑ ㏒ ㏓ ㏔ ㏕ ㏖ ㏗ ㏘ ㏙ ㏚ ㏛ ㏜ ㏝ ㏞ ㏟

Currency symbols

₠₡₢₣₤₥₦₧₨₩₪₫€₭₮₯₰₱₲₳₴₵₶₷₸₹₺₻₼₽₾₿ $ ¢ £ ¤ ¥ $ ¢ £ ¥ ﹩

Arrow symbols

↑↓←→↖↗↘↙↔↕➻➼➽➸➳➺➴➵➶➷➹▶►▷◁◀◄➩➪➫➬➭➮➯➱⏎➲➾➔➘➙➚➛➜➝➞➟➠➡➢➣➤➥➦➧➨↚↛↜↝↞↟↠↡↢↣↤↥↦↧↨⇄⇅⇆⇇⇈⇉⇊⇋⇌⇍⇎⇏⇐⇑⇒⇓⇔⇖⇗⇘⇙⇜↩↪↫↬↭↮↯↰↱↲↳↴↵↶↷↸↹↼↽↾↿⇀⇁⇂⇃⇞⇟⇠⇡⇢⇣⇤⇥⇦⇧⇨⇩⇪↺↻⇚⇛

Decorative symbols

✢ ✣ ✤ ✥ ✦ ✧ ✩ ✪ ✫ ✬ ✭ ✮ ✯ ✰ ✱ ✲ ✳ ✴ ✵ ✶ ✷ ✸ ✹ ✺ ✻ ✼ ✽ ✾ ✿ ❀ ❁ ❂ ❃ ❄ ❅ ❆ ❇ ❈ ❉ ❊ ❋ ❍ ❏ ❐ ❑ ❒ ❖ ❡ ❢ ❣ ❥ ❦ ❧ ⁂ ⁑ ⁕ ☙

Greek letters

Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ σ ς τ υ φ χ ψ ω

Russian alphabet

АБВГДЕЁЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯабвгдеёжзийклмнопрстуфхцчшщъыьэюя

Pinyin and Zhuyin letters

āáǎàōóǒòēéěèīíǐìūúǔùǖǘǚǜüêɑńňɡㄅㄆㄇㄈㄉㄊㄋㄌㄍㄎㄏㄐㄑㄒㄓㄔㄕㄖㄗㄘㄙㄚㄛㄜㄝㄞㄟㄠㄡㄢㄣㄤㄥㄦㄧㄨㄩ

Chinese characters

〇 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十 百 千 万 亿 零 壹 贰 叁 肆 伍 陆 柒 捌 玖 拾 佰 仟 鼠 牛 虎 兔 龙 蛇 马 羊 猴 鸡 狗 猪 甲 乙 丙 丁 戊 己 庚 辛 壬 癸 子 丑 寅 卯 辰 巳 午 未 申 酉 戌 亥 你 好 谢 请 再 见 爱 心 中 文 汉 字 学 习 工 作 生 活 时 间 年 月 日 分 秒 大 小 左 右 上 下 前 后 内 外 东 南 西 北

Japanese kana

ぁあぃいぅうぇえぉおかがきぎくぐけげこごさざしじすずせぜそぞただちぢっつづてでとどなにぬねのはばぱひびぴふぶぷへべぺほぼぽまみむめもゃやゅゆょよらりるれろゎわゐゑをんゔゕゖァアィイゥウェエォオカガキギクグケゲコゴサザシジスズセゼソゾタダチヂッツヅテデトドナニヌネノハバパヒビピフブプヘベペホボポマミムメモャヤュユョヨラリルレロヮワヰヱヲンヴヵヶヷヸヹヺ・ーヽヾヿ゠ㇰㇱㇲㇳㇴㇵㇶㇷㇸㇹㇺㇻㇼㇽㇾㇿ

Box-drawing characters

─ ━ │ ┃ ┄ ┅ ┆ ┇ ┈ ┉ ┊ ┋ ┌ ┍ ┎ ┏ ┐ ┑ ┒ ┓ └ ┕ ┖ ┗ ┘ ┙ ┚ ┛ ├ ┝ ┞ ┟ ┠ ┡ ┢ ┣ ┤ ┥ ┦ ┧ ┨ ┩ ┪ ┫ ┬ ┭ ┮ ┯ ┰ ┱ ┲ ┳ ┴ ┵ ┶ ┷ ┸ ┹ ┺ ┻ ┼ ┽ ┾ ┿ ╀ ╁ ╂ ╃ ╄ ╅ ╆ ╇ ╈ ╉ ╊ ╋ ╌ ╍ ╎ ╏ ═ ║ ╒ ╓ ╔ ╕ ╖ ╗ ╘ ╙ ╚ ╛ ╜ ╝ ╞ ╟ ╠ ╡ ╢ ╣ ╤ ╥ ╦ ╧ ╨ ╩ ╪ ╫ ╬ ╭ ╮ ╯ ╰ ╱ ╲ ╳ ╴ ╵ ╶ ╷ ╸ ╹ ╺ ╻ ╼ ╽ ╾ ╿

Chess symbols

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Emoji

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How to use this page

This page is a plain list of Unicode characters, grouped by what they are: zodiac signs, smileys, special symbols, enclosed numbers and letters, math symbols, hearts, punctuation, units, currencies, arrows, decorative marks, the Greek and Russian alphabets, pinyin and Zhuyin letters, Chinese characters, Japanese kana, box-drawing characters, chess pieces and emoji. The links at the top of the list scroll to a group.

Every group is ordinary text: the characters are part of the page, nothing is generated while you read it, and no input is required.

  1. Choose a group from the links above the list. Each link scrolls to that group; if you prefer to scroll by hand, the headings keep the same order.
  2. Select the characters you need with the mouse or the keyboard, copy them with your usual copy command and paste them into the target app.
  3. Check the target font before you rely on a character: when the glyph is missing, the app shows a replacement box or a different shape.
  4. Use a monospaced font for anything that has to line up, such as the box-drawing characters.

About the character groups

One character, one code point

Characters that look alike are often different code points: ♡ is U+2661 and ♥ is U+2665; the sign in "a - b" is a hyphen-minus (U+002D), while − (U+2212) is the mathematical minus. Copying the wrong one is the usual reason a symbol breaks a build or a spreadsheet formula.

Emoji are sometimes a single code point (😀 is U+1F600) and sometimes a sequence joined with a zero-width joiner, which is why some of them split into pieces in older software.

Where the characters work

The characters are plain Unicode text, so they can be pasted into documents, chat messages, code comments and file names. Whether they look right depends on the font: ☭, the chess pieces and the kana need a font that contains them, and emoji are drawn differently on every platform.

Box-drawing characters and unit signs are made for fixed-width use: ㎜ and ─ only line up in a monospaced font.

What the groups contain

The groups follow named Unicode blocks and sets: special symbols come from Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF), math symbols from Mathematical Operators (U+2200–U+22FF), box-drawing characters from Box Drawing (U+2500–U+257F), and currency symbols from Currency Symbols (U+20A0–U+20BF) plus the common signs.

The Chinese characters group lists Chinese numerals, their formal forms, the twelve zodiac animals, the ten heavenly stems, the twelve earthly branches and a set of common words; the Japanese group lists hiragana and katakana, and the pinyin group the tone-marked Latin letters and Zhuyin symbols used for Chinese pronunciation.

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