Other Symbols | HTML Entity & Character Reference

Entities Other Symbols

Unicode includes many general-purpose symbols that can be used in HTML for status indicators, instructions, warnings, communication, decoration, and other visual information.

This reference includes useful symbols that do not fit neatly into the other character categories. They can be entered directly in a UTF-8 HTML document or represented with named, decimal, or hexadecimal character references.

Check & Cross Symbols

Check marks and cross symbols are commonly used to indicate completion, confirmation, availability, errors, or unavailable options.

Character	Named	Decimal	Hexadecimal	Description
✓	`&check;`	`✓`	`✓`	Check mark
✔	`&checkmark;`	`✔`	`✔`	Heavy check mark
✕	`&cross;`	`✕`	`✕`	Multiplication X
✖	—	`✖`	`✖`	Heavy multiplication X
✗	—	`✗`	`✗`	Ballot X
✘	—	`✘`	`✘`	Heavy ballot X
☐	—	`☐`	`☐`	Ballot box
☑	—	`☑`	`☑`	Ballot box with check
☒	—	`☒`	`☒`	Ballot box with X

Star & Heart Symbols

Stars and hearts are frequently used for ratings, favorites, featured items, decoration, and other visual indicators.

Character	Named	Decimal	Hexadecimal	Description
★	`&starf;`	`★`	`★`	Black star
☆	`&star;`	`☆`	`☆`	White star
✦	—	`✦`	`✦`	Black four pointed star
✧	—	`✧`	`✧`	White four pointed star
✩	—	`✩`	`✩`	Stress outlined white star
✪	—	`✪`	`✪`	Circled white star
♡	—	`♡`	`♡`	White heart suit
♥	`&hearts;`	`♥`	`♥`	Black heart suit

Warning & Information Symbols

Warning and information symbols can provide recognizable visual cues, but important instructions and alerts should also include text so their meaning does not depend on the symbol alone.

Character	Named	Decimal	Hexadecimal	Description
⚠	—	`⚠`	`⚠`	Warning sign
ℹ	—	`ℹ`	`ℹ`	Information source
❕	—	`❕`	`❕`	White exclamation mark ornament
❗	—	`❗`	`❗`	Heavy exclamation mark symbol
❔	—	`❔`	`❔`	White question mark ornament
❓	—	`❓`	`❓`	Black question mark ornament

Communication Symbols

Communication symbols include telephone, envelope, writing, and related characters that can be used alongside text to represent common forms of communication.

Character	Named	Decimal	Hexadecimal	Description
☎	`&phone;`	`☎`	`☎`	Black telephone
☏	—	`☏`	`☏`	White telephone
✉	—	`✉`	`✉`	Envelope
✍	—	`✍`	`✍`	Writing hand
✎	—	`✎`	`✎`	Lower right pencil
✏	—	`✏`	`✏`	Pencil

Religious & Cultural Symbols

Unicode includes symbols associated with religious, philosophical, and cultural traditions. Their meaning depends on context, so they should be used with appropriate accompanying information when necessary.

Character	Named	Decimal	Hexadecimal	Description
☯	—	`☯`	`☯`	Yin yang
☮	—	`☮`	`☮`	Peace symbol
☸	—	`☸`	`☸`	Wheel of Dharma
☪	—	`☪`	`☪`	Star and crescent
✡	—	`✡`	`✡`	Star of David
☦	—	`☦`	`☦`	Orthodox cross
☧	—	`☧`	`☧`	Chi rho

Miscellaneous Symbols

Additional general-purpose symbols can represent scissors, airplanes, pointing hands, music, recycling, and other familiar concepts.

Character	Named	Decimal	Hexadecimal	Description
✂	—	`✂`	`✂`	Black scissors
✈	—	`✈`	`✈`	Airplane
☞	—	`☞`	`☞`	White right pointing index
☜	—	`☜`	`☜`	White left pointing index
♪	—	`♪`	`♪`	Eighth note
♫	—	`♫`	`♫`	Beamed eighth notes
♬	—	`♬`	`♬`	Beamed sixteenth notes
♻	—	`♻`	`♻`	Black universal recycling symbol
⚓	—	`⚓`	`⚓`	Anchor
⚙	—	`⚙`	`⚙`	Gear

Using Other Symbols in HTML

Symbols can be entered directly in UTF-8 HTML or written with named, decimal, or hexadecimal character references. Some Unicode symbols support emoji presentation and may appear differently depending on the browser, operating system, font, and presentation style.

<p>Complete: &check;</p>
<p>Favorite: &hearts;</p>
<p>Telephone: &phone;</p>
<p>Warning: &#9888;</p>
<p>Recycling: &#9851;</p>

Browser Result

Complete: ✓

Favorite: ♥

Telephone: ☎

Warning: ⚠

Recycling: ♻