Zodiac Symbols ♈ — Copy and Paste

The twelve zodiac symbols (♈ Aries through ♓ Pisces) are perennially popular in birthday posts, astrology content, dating profiles, and aesthetic bios. This page lists all twelve in standard order plus the alternate Ophiuchus ⛎ (the unofficial thirteenth sign), the seven classical planets (☉ ☽ ☿ ♀ ♂ ♃ ♄), and the modern outer planets (♅ ♆ ♇). Useful for instantly signaling your sun, moon, and rising signs in a bio or for tagging zodiac-themed posts.

31 symbols · click any one to copy · Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2648–U+2653)

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♉

♊

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♍

♎

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♐

♑

♒

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♂

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How to use zodiac symbols

Click any symbol to copy. Place your sun sign next to your name in a bio (Alex ♍ writer, Tokyo) for instant context. List your full chart compactly — ☉ ♍ ☽ ♓ ↑ ♋ — to share sun, moon, and rising. The planet symbols are useful in astrology readings (Mercury ☿ retrograde, Venus ♀ in Taurus) and double as alchemy/historical symbols in fantasy writing. Female ♀ and male ♂ symbols are also used as gender markers in personals/dating and in scientific contexts. The ⛎ Ophiuchus sign is supported in Unicode but most modern astrology systems stick with the twelve classical signs.

Where zodiac symbols shine

Astrology and birth chart posts

Compose chart breakdowns with ☉ ☽ ↑ for sun/moon/rising — readers immediately understand without you spelling it out. Common in astrology TikTok and Instagram.

Dating profile chart match

Add your sign and you're filtering for like-minded matches — many dating apps now have astrology fields, and writing 'Pisces ♓ looking for water signs' in a profile resonates.

Birthday wishes and zodiac season posts

Drop the corresponding symbol in birthday greetings — 'happy birthday, my fellow Libra ♎' — or post 'Cancer season begins ♋' at the start of each zodiac month.

Female and male symbols in scientific writing

♀ and ♂ are the Unicode gender markers used in biology, medicine, and demographics. They're more compact than spelling out 'female' / 'male' in tables and charts.

Aesthetic occult bio

Mix zodiac with moon-phase weather symbols and stars — ♈ ☾ ✦ — for the witch/celestial aesthetic favored in 2020s Tumblr-revival accounts.

Frequently asked questions

What's the deal with the 13th sign Ophiuchus ⛎?

⛎ (Ophiuchus, U+26CE) was added to Unicode for completeness — astronomers note that the sun passes through the Ophiuchus constellation between Scorpio and Sagittarius. However, traditional Western astrology splits the sky into exactly 12 equal signs and doesn't use Ophiuchus. The symbol exists in Unicode mainly for sidereal-astrology and astronomy uses.

Why do ☉ and ☼ look the same?

☉ (Sun, U+2609) and ☼ (White Sun With Rays, U+263C) are visually similar but technically different glyphs. ☉ is used in astrology and alchemy for the Sun planet. ☼ is from the same Miscellaneous Symbols block but more decorative. Pick whichever your font renders more pleasingly — they both mean 'sun.'

Are planet symbols used outside astrology?

Yes. ♀ and ♂ are the standard gender symbols in biology, medicine, demographics, and sociology. ☿ Mercury and ♃ Jupiter sometimes appear in chemistry texts referring to the elements (mercury and tin, respectively, in old alchemical notation). The full planet set is also popular in fantasy writing for magical/elemental affiliations.