Entities Astrological & Weather Symbols
Unicode provides symbols for zodiac signs, planets, astronomy, weather conditions, and related concepts that can be displayed directly in HTML.
These symbols can be entered directly in a UTF-8 HTML document or represented with decimal or hexadecimal numeric character references. Some also have named HTML character references.
Zodiac Symbols
The twelve zodiac symbols represent the traditional astrological signs associated with sections of the zodiac.
| Character | Named | Decimal | Hexadecimal | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♈ | — | ♈ | ♈ | Aries |
| ♉ | — | ♉ | ♉ | Taurus |
| ♊ | — | ♊ | ♊ | Gemini |
| ♋ | — | ♋ | ♋ | Cancer |
| ♌ | — | ♌ | ♌ | Leo |
| ♍ | — | ♍ | ♍ | Virgo |
| ♎ | — | ♎ | ♎ | Libra |
| ♏ | — | ♏ | ♏ | Scorpio |
| ♐ | — | ♐ | ♐ | Sagittarius |
| ♑ | — | ♑ | ♑ | Capricorn |
| ♒ | — | ♒ | ♒ | Aquarius |
| ♓ | — | ♓ | ♓ | Pisces |
Planetary Symbols
Planetary symbols are traditionally used in astronomy and astrology to represent planets, the Sun, the Moon, and related celestial objects.
| Character | Named | Decimal | Hexadecimal | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ☉ | ⊙ | ☉ | ☉ | Sun |
| ☽ | — | ☽ | ☽ | First quarter moon |
| ☿ | — | ☿ | ☿ | Mercury |
| ♀ | ♀ | ♀ | ♀ | Venus |
| ♁ | — | ♁ | ♁ | Earth |
| ♂ | ♂ | ♂ | ♂ | Mars |
| ♃ | — | ♃ | ♃ | Jupiter |
| ♄ | — | ♄ | ♄ | Saturn |
| ♅ | — | ♅ | ♅ | Uranus |
| ♆ | — | ♆ | ♆ | Neptune |
| ♇ | — | ♇ | ♇ | Pluto |
Astronomical Symbols
Additional astronomical characters represent stars, celestial objects, and related symbols used in astronomy, calendars, and symbolic notation.
| Character | Named | Decimal | Hexadecimal | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ☀ | — | ☀ | ☀ | Black sun with rays |
| ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | Black star |
| ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | White star |
| ☄ | — | ☄ | ☄ | Comet |
| ☾ | — | ☾ | ☾ | Last quarter moon |
Weather Symbols
Weather symbols provide compact representations of sunshine, clouds, rain, snow, storms, and other atmospheric conditions.
| Character | Named | Decimal | Hexadecimal | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ☀ | — | ☀ | ☀ | Black sun with rays |
| ☁ | — | ☁ | ☁ | Cloud |
| ☂ | — | ☂ | ☂ | Umbrella |
| ☃ | — | ☃ | ☃ | Snowman |
| ☇ | — | ☇ | ☇ | Lightning |
| ☈ | — | ☈ | ☈ | Thunderstorm |
| ❄ | — | ❄ | ❄ | Snowflake |
| ❅ | — | ❅ | ❅ | Tight trifoliate snowflake |
| ❆ | — | ❆ | ❆ | Heavy chevron snowflake |
| ☔ | — | ☔ | ☔ | Umbrella with rain drops |
Using Astrological & Weather Symbols in HTML
Astrological and weather symbols can be entered directly in UTF-8 HTML or written with decimal or hexadecimal character references. Some symbols may appear as colorful emoji on certain browsers and operating systems rather than as monochrome text characters.
<p>Aries: ♈</p>
<p>Venus: ♀</p>
<p>Mars: ♂</p>
<p>Sunny: ☀</p>
<p>Snow: ❄</p>
Aries: ♈
Venus: ♀
Mars: ♂
Sunny: ☀
Snow: ❄
