Unicode/List of useful symbols

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This page is intended to supply a list of some useful symbols separated by topic so they can be found quickly without the need to search in the Unicode reference tables.

Typography[edit | edit source]

 2713 check mark
 2717 cross mark
 2012 figure dash
 2013 en dash
 2014 em dash
 2015 quotation dash
 2E3A two-em dash
 2E3B three-em dash
 3003 ditto
 3005 ideographic iteration mark (ditto)
 303B vertical ideographic iteration mark (ditto)
§ 00A7 section
 00B6 paragraph
· 00B7 interpunct, middle dot
 2018 left single quote
 2019 right single quote, apostrophe
 201A low-9 single quote
201B single high-reversed-9 quotation mark
 201C left double quote
 201D right double quote
 201E low-9 double quote
201F double high-reversed-9 quotation mark
 2020 dagger
 2021 double dagger
 2022 bullet
 2026 ellipsis
 203D interrobang
 2042 asterism
 2190 left arrow
 2191 up arrow
 2192 right arrow
 2193 down arrow
 2610 ballot box
 2611 ballot box with check
 2612 ballot box with X
 261B black right pointing finger
 261E white right pointing finger
 269C fleur-de-lys
 2605 starf, bigstar, black star
 2606 white star
 25A1 square
 26E4 pentagram

Special Typography Symbols[edit | edit source]

 23CE carriage return symbol
 232B erase to the left (backspace)
 2423 space symbol
 00A0 non-breaking space - invisible forced space.
- 00AD soft hyphen - is shown where it is inserted in a word if the word is too long for the line and breaks just after the soft hyphen. Otherwise the hyphen is invisible. In several wordprocessors soft hyphen can be entered by holding the control key and at the same time pressing the hyphen key, and is shown as a hyphen with gray background.
 200B zero-width space - provides a non-printing word separator, an invisible line break opportunity
 200C zero-width non-joiner - non-printing character to separate two characters that would otherwise produce a ligature

Intellectual Property Typography Symbols[edit | edit source]

© 00A9 copyright sign
® 00AE registered sign
2122 trademark sign
🄯 1F12F copyleft sign

Mathematical[edit | edit source]

Unary operators[edit | edit source]

√ 221A radic, Sqrt, radical, square root
∛ 221B cube root
∜ 221C fourth root
± 00B1 plus or minus
∓ 2213 minus or plus
′ 2032 prime, derivative
″ 2033 Prime, double prime
‴ 2034 tprime, triple prime
∏ 220F N-ary product
∑ 2211 N-ary summation

Binary operators[edit | edit source]

− 2212 minus
× 00D7 multiplication sign
⋅ 22C5 dot operator
∕ 2215 division slash
÷ 00f7 division sign

Relationships[edit | edit source]

∝ 221D prop, propto, Proportional, vprop, varpropto, proportional to
∣ 2223 divides
∤ 2224 does not divide
≃ 2243 asymptotically equal to
≄ 2244 not asymptotically equal to
≅ 2245 approximately equal to
≆ 2246 approximately but not actually equal to
≇ 2247 neither approximately nor actually equal to
≈ 2248 almost equal to
≉ 2249 not almost equal to
≜ 225C trie, triangleq, delta equal to
≝ 225D equal to by definition
≟ 225F equest, checked equal to
≠ 2260 ne, NotEqual, not equal to
≡ 2261 equiv, Congruent, equivalent to
≤ 2264 less-than or equal to
≥ 2265 greater-than or equal to
≪ 226A much less than
≫ 226B much greater than

Calculus, Vector Calculus, Differential Equations[edit | edit source]

∞ 221E infinity
∂ 2202 partial differential
∫ 222B integral
∬ 222C double integral
∭ 222D triple integral
⨌ 2A0C quadruple integral
∮ 222E contour integral
∯ 222F surface integral
∰ 2230 volume integral
∱ 2231 clockwise integral
∲ 2232 clockwise contour integral
∳ 2233 anticlockwise contour integral
∇ 2207 nabla, Del, backward difference, gradient

Sets[edit | edit source]

⊂ 2282 subset, included in, proper subset
⊃ 2283 superset, includes, proper superset
⊆ 2286 subset of or equal to
⊇ 2287 superset or equal to
⊄ 2284 notin set
∩ 2229 intersection
∪ 222A union
∈ 2208 isin, isinv, Element, in, element of (large symbol)
∊ 220A element of (small symbol)
∉ 2209 notin, NotElement, notinva, not element of
∋ 220B niv, ReverseElement, ni, SuchThat, contains as member (large symbol)
∍ 220D contains as member (small symbol)
∌ 220C notni, notniva, NotReverseElement, does not contain as member
∅ 2205 empty, emptyset, emptyv, varnothing, empty set

Geometry[edit | edit source]

∠ 2220 ang, angle
∡ 2221 angmsd, measured angle
∢ 2222 spherical angle
⟂ 27C2 perpendicular to
∟ 221F right angle

Logic[edit | edit source]

¬ 00AC Logical NOT
∧ 2227 Logical AND
∨ 2228 Logical OR
∎ 220E End of proof
∴ 2234 THEREFORE , there4, therefore, Therefore
∵ 2235 BECAUSE , becaus, because, Because
∀ 2200 FOR ALL , forall, for all, ForAll
∃ 2203 THERE EXISTS , exists, exist, Exists
∄ 2204 THERE DOES NOT EXIST , nexist, nexists, NotExists

Superscript and Subscript Numbers[edit | edit source]

⁰ 2070 superscript zero
¹ 00B9 superscript one
² 00B2 superscript two
³ 00B3 superscript three
⁴ 2074 superscript four
⁵ 2075 superscript five
⁶ 2076 superscript six
⁷ 2077 superscript seven
⁸ 2078 superscript eight
⁹ 2079 superscript nine
₀ 2080 subscript zero
₁ 2081 subscript one
₂ 2082 subscript two
₃ 2083 subscript three
₄ 2084 subscript four
₅ 2085 subscript five
₆ 2086 subscript six
₇ 2087 subscript seven
₈ 2088 subscript eight
₉ 2089 subscript nine

Fractions[edit | edit source]

½ 00BD one-half
 2153 one-third
 2154 two-thirds
¼ 00BC one-quarter
¾ 00BE three-quarters
 2155 one-fifth
 2156 two-fifths
 2157 three-fifths
 2158 four-fifths
 2159 one-sixth
 215A five-sixths
 2150 one-seventh
 215B one-eighth
 215C three-eighths
 215D five-eighths
 215E seven-eighths
 2151 one-ninth
 2152 one-tenth
 215F fraction numerator one
 2044 fraction slash

Mathematical typography[edit | edit source]

⋮ 22EE vellip, vertical ellipsis
⋯ 22EF hellip, horizontal ellipsis
⋰ 22F0 utdot, rising dots, up right diagonal ellipsis
⋱ 22F1 dtdot, falling dots, down right diagonal ellipsis
⟨ 27E8, left angle bracket
⟩ 27E9, right angle bracket
° 00B0 degree

Other[edit | edit source]

θ 03B8 Greek small letter theta
μ 03BC Greek small letter mu
π 03C0 Greek small letter pi
ℂ 2102 Complex numbers
ℍ 210D Hyperbolic plane, quaternions
ℓ 2113 Small script letter L, litre.
ℕ 2115 Natural numbers
ℙ 2119 Prime numbers
ℚ 211A Rational numbers
ℝ 211D Real numbers
ℤ 2124 Integers
𝕆 1D546 Octonions

Science[edit | edit source]

Meteorology and astronomy[edit | edit source]

☁ 2601 cloud
☇ 2607 lightning
☂ 2602 umbrella
☔ 2614 umbrella with rain drops
☈ 2608 thunderstorm
☉ 2609 sun
☼ 263C white sun with rays
☀ 2600 black sun with rays
☽ 263D first quarter moon
☾ 263E last quarter moon
☿ 263F Mercury
♀ 2640 female sign, Venus
♁ 2641 Earth
♂ 2642 male sign, Mars
♃ 2643 Jupiter
♄ 2644 Saturn
⛢ 26E2 Astronomical Symbol for Uranus
♅ 2645 Astrological Symbol for Uranus
♆ 2646 Neptune
♇ 2647 Pluto
⚳ 26B3 Ceres
⚷ 26B7 Chiron
♈ 2648 constellation Aries
♓ 2653 constellation Pisces
♋ 264B constellation Cancer
⛄ 26C4 snowman without snow (light snow)
⛅ 26C5 sun behind cloud (partly cloudy)
⛆ 26C6 rain
⛇ 26C7 black snowman (heavy snow)
⛈ 26C8 thunder cloud and rain
❄ 2744 snowflake
🌀 1F300 cyclone, typhoon
🌁 1F301 foggy
🌂 1F302 closed umbrella
🌌 1F30C Milky Way
🌑 1F311 new moon
🌓 1F313 first quarter moon
🌕 1F315 full moon
🌗 1F317 last quarter moon
🌙 1F319 crescent moon
🌠 1F320 shooting star

Physics[edit | edit source]

ħ 0127 reduced Planck constant
ƛ 019B reduced wavelength
Ψ 03A8 Greek capital letter psi
λ 03BB Greek small letter lambda
ν 03BD Greek small letter nu
ψ 03C8 Greek small letter psi
ω 03C9 Greek small letter omega

Chemistry[edit | edit source]

⇌ 21CC equilibrium sign

Engineering[edit | edit source]

⌭ 232D cylindricity (drafting)
Ω 2126 omega, ohm
℄ 2104 Centerline symbol
﹊ FE4A overline dashes
﹎ FE4E underline dashes

IEC 60417 / IEEE 1621 power symbols[edit | edit source]

⏻ 23FB Power
⏼ 23FC Toggle power
⏽ 23FD Power on
⭘ 2B58 Power off
⏾ 23FE Sleep mode

Financial[edit | edit source]

Currency[edit | edit source]

₳ 20B3 Austral
฿ 0E3F Baht
৲ 09F2 Bengali Rupee
৳ 09F3 Bengali Rupee
₿ 20BF Bitcoin
¢ 00A2 Cent
¢ FFE0 Cent, fullwidth
₡ 20A1 Colon
¤ 00A4 Currency
$ 0024 Dollar
$ FF04 Dollar, fullwidth
₫ 20AB Dong
₯ 20AF Drachma
€ 20AC Euro
₠ 20A0 Euro-currency
₣ 20A3 Franc
₲ 20B2 Guarani
૱ 0AF1 Gujarati Rupee
₴ 20B4 Hryvnia
₹ 20B9 Indian Rupee
₭ 20AD Kip
₤ 20A4 Lira
₶ Livre Tournois
₥ 20A5 Mill
₦ 20A6 Naira
₪ 20AA New Shekel
₰ 20B0 Penny
₧ 20A7 Peseta
₱ 20B1 Peso
£ 00A3 Pound (Sterling)
£ FFE1 Pound (Sterling), fullwidth
﷼ FDFC Rial
₽ 20BD Russian Ruble
₨ 20A8 Rupee
₷ Spesmilo
௹ 0BF9 Tamil Rupee
₺ 20BA Turkish Lira
₮ 20AE Tugrik
₩ 20A9 Won
₩ FFE6 Won, fullwidth
¥ 00A5 Yen(Yuan)
¥ FFE5 Yen (Yuan), fullwidth

Other[edit | edit source]

‰ 2030 Per mille
‱ 2031 Basis point, per ten thousand, permyriad
💰 1F4B0 money bag
💱 1F4B1 currency exchange
💳 1F4B3 credit card
📈 1F4C8 chart with upward trend
📉 1F4C9 chart with downward trend

Music[edit | edit source]

♩ 2669 quarter note
♪ 266A eighth note
♫ 266B beamed eighth notes
♬ 266C beamed sixteenth notes
♭ 266D music flat sign
♮ 266E music natural sign
♯ 266F music sharp sign
𝄆 1D106 left repeat sign
𝄇 1D107 right repeat sign
𝄐 1D110 fermata
𝄜 1D11C six-string fretboard (tablature)
𝄞 1D11E G CLEF
𝄟 1D11F G CLEF OTTAVA ALTA
𝄠 1D120 G CLEF OTTAVA BASSA
𝄡 1D121 C CLEF
𝄢 1D122 F CLEF
𝄣 1D123 F CLEF OTTAVA ALTA
𝄤 1D124 F CLEF OTTAVA BASSA
𝄥 1D125 DRUM CLEF-1
𝄦 1D126 SYMBOL DRUM CLEF-2
𝇐 1D1D0 MUSICAL SYMBOL GREGORIAN C CLEF
𝇑 1D1D1 GREGORIAN F CLEF
𝄪 1D12A double sharp
𝄫 1D12B double flat
𝄴 1D134 common time
𝄻 1D13B whole rest
𝄼 1D13C half rest
𝄽 1D13D quarter rest
𝅗𝅥 1D15E half note
𝅘𝅥𝅯 1D161 sixteenth note
𝅘𝅥𝅰 1D162 THIRTY-SECOND NOTE
𝅘𝅥𝅱 1D163 SIXTY-FOURTH NOTE
𝅘𝅥𝅲 1D164 ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHTH NOTE
𝆒 1D192 crescendo
𝆓 1D193 decrescendo
🎵 1F3B5 musical note
🎶 1F3B6 multiple musical notes
🎸 1F3B8 guitar
🎻 1F3BB violin
🪕 1FA95 banjo

Food and drink[edit | edit source]

☕ 2615 hot beverage
⛾ 26FE restaurant
🍅 1F345 tomato
🍊 1F34A tangerine
🍏 1F34F green apple
🥑 1F951 avocado
🍔 1F354 hamburger
🍕 1F355 slice of pizza
🍙 1F359 rice ball
🍞 1F35E bread
🍣 1F363 sushi
🍨 1F368 ice cream
🍭 1F36D lollipop
🍲 1F372 pot of food
🍷 1F377 wine glass
🍼 1F37C baby bottle
🍓 1F353 strawberry

Health and safety[edit | edit source]

☠ 2620 skull and crossbones
☡ 2621 caution sign (curves ahead on road)
☢ 2622 radioactive sign (trefoil)
☣ 2623 biohazard sign
☤ 2624 caduceus
☮ 262E peace symbol
☯ 262F yin yang
♿ 267F wheelchair symbol
⚕ 2695 staff of Asclepius
⚠ 26A0 warning sign
⚡ 26A1 high voltage sign
⛐ 26D0 sliding car
⛨ 26E8 hospital
💉 1F489 syringe
💊 1F48A pill

Sports, games[edit | edit source]

Chess[edit | edit source]

♔ 2654 white chess king
♕ 2655 white chess queen
♖ 2656 white chess rook
♗ 2657 white chess bishop
♘ 2658 white chess knight
♙ 2659 white chess pawn
♚ 265A black chess king
♛ 265B black chess queen
♜ 265C black chess rook
♝ 265D black chess bishop
♞ 265E black chess knight
♟ 265F black chess pawn

Card games[edit | edit source]

♠ 2660 black spade suit
♡ 2661 white heart suit
♢ 2662 white diamond suit
♣ 2663 black club suit
♤ 2664 white spade suit
♥ 2665 black heart suit
♦ 2666 black diamond suit
♧ 2667 white club suit

Other[edit | edit source]

⚽ 26BD soccer
⚾ 26BE baseball
⛷ 26F7 skier
🎮 1F3AE video game
🎳 1F3B3 bowling
🎽 1F3BD running shirt and sash
🏀 1F3C0 basketball
🏃 1F3C3 runner
🏆 1F3C6 trophy
🏉 1F3C9 rugby
🏸 1F3F8 badminton racquet and shuttlecock

Control Pictures[edit | edit source]

␀ 2400 symbol for null
␁ 2401 symbol for start of heading
␂ 2402 symbol for start of text
␃ 2403 symbol for end of text
␄ 2404 symbol for end of transmission
␅ 2405 symbol for enquiry
␆ 2406 symbol for acknowledge
␇ 2407 symbol for bell
␈ 2408 symbol for backspace
␉ 2409 symbol for horizontal tabulation
␊ 240A symbol for line feed
␌ 240C symbol for form feed
␍ 240D symbol for carriage return
␎ 240E symbol for shift out
␏ 240F symbol for shift in
␐ 2410 symbol for data link escape
␑ 2411 symbol for device control one
␒ 2412 symbol for device control two
␓ 2413 symbol for device control three
␔ 2414 symbol for device control four
␕ 2415 symbol for negative acknowledge
␖ 2416 symbol for synchronous idle
␗ 2417 symbol for end of transmission block
␘ 2418 symbol for cancel
␙ 2419 symbol for end of medium
␚ 241A symbol for substitute
␛ 241B symbol for escape
␜ 241C symbol for separator (information separator one)
␝ 241D symbol for group separator (information separator two)
␞ 241E symbol for record separator (information separator three)
␟ 241F symbol for unit separator (information separator four)
␠ 2420 symbol for space
␡ 2421 symbol for delete

Box Drawing[edit | edit source]

Block Elements[edit | edit source]

 ▀  2580  upper half block
 ▄  2584  lower half block
 ▌  258C  left half block
 ▐  2590  right half block

Geometric Shapes[edit | edit source]

△ 25B3 equilateral triangle
⊿ 22BF right triangle
⬜ 2B1C square
♢ 2662 lozenge, rhombus, diamond
▭ 25AD rectangle
⬠ 2B20 pentagon
⬡ 2B21 hexagon
○ 25CB circle
⬭ 2B2D ellipse

Dingbats[edit | edit source]

⏪ 23EA Black left-pointing double triangle
⏩ 23E9 Black right-pointing double triangle
⏫ 23EB Black up-pointing double triangle
⏬ 23EC Black down-pointing double triangle
⏭ 23ED Black right-pointing pointer double triangle with vertical bar
⏮ 23EE Black left-pointing pointer double triangle with vertical bar
► 25BA Black right-pointing pointer
◄ 25C4 Black left-pointing pointer
▲ 25B2 Black up-pointing triangle
▼ 25BC Black down-pointing triangle
△ 25B3 White up-pointing triangle
▽ 25BD White down-pointing triangle
◉ 25C9 Fisheye
◎ 25CE Bullseye
✂ 2702 Black Scissors
✄ 2704 White Scissors
✅ 2705 White heavy check mark
✓ 2713 Check mark
✔ 2714 Heavy check mark
✕ 2715 Multiplication
✖ 2716 Heavy multiplication
✗ 2717 Ballot X
✘ 2718 Heavy ballot X
❌ 274C Cross mark

Social Networking[edit | edit source]

👍 1F44D Thumbs Up
👎 1F44E Thumbs Down

External links[edit | edit source]