Symbol Reference

Unicode contains hundreds of arrow symbols spanning simple directional arrows, double arrows, curved arrows, and specialized mathematical arrows. This complete reference lists every Unicode arrow character with its code point, name, and HTML entity so you can copy and use any arrow in your text or code.

Unicode provides multiple check mark and tick symbols ranging from the classic ✓ (U+2713) to heavy check marks, ballot boxes, and circled checkmarks for different design contexts. This guide lists all Unicode check mark and tick characters with copy-paste support, code points, and HTML entities.

Unicode includes a rich collection of star shapes — from the simple five-pointed star ★ to outlined stars, six-pointed stars, eight-pointed stars, and decorative asterisks. This guide catalogs all Unicode star and asterisk symbols with their code points and copy-paste convenience.

Unicode contains dozens of heart symbols including the classic ♥, black and white hearts, suit hearts, decorative hearts, and a wide range of colored heart emoji. This complete guide lists every Unicode heart character with its code point, name, and copy-paste support.

Unicode's Currency Symbols block and surrounding areas contain dedicated characters for over 60 world currencies, from the Dollar $ and Euro € to the Bitcoin ₿ and Hryvnia ₴. This guide lists every Unicode currency symbol with its code point, currency name, and country of use.

Unicode has dedicated blocks for mathematical operators, arrows, letterlike symbols, and alphanumeric characters covering virtually every symbol used in modern mathematics. This guide catalogs the most important mathematical Unicode symbols with their code points, LaTeX equivalents, and usage context.

Beyond the ASCII parentheses and square brackets, Unicode includes angle brackets, curly brackets, fullwidth brackets, double brackets, and dozens of ornamental bracket styles. This guide lists every Unicode bracket and parenthesis character with code points and copy-paste support.

Unicode offers a wide variety of bullet point characters beyond the standard •, including triangular bullets, dashes, arrows, and decorative symbols suitable for lists in any context. This guide lists the most useful Unicode bullet characters with copy-paste support and HTML entity references.

Unicode's Box Drawing block contains 128 characters for drawing lines, corners, intersections, and borders in monospaced text environments like terminals and CLI applications. This guide covers all box drawing characters with copy-paste support and examples of how to compose them into tables and borders.

Unicode includes musical note symbols such as ♩♪♫♬ in the Miscellaneous Symbols block, as well as a dedicated Musical Symbols block with full staff notation characters. This guide lists all Unicode musical note and notation characters with their code points and copy-paste support.

Unicode includes precomposed fraction characters for common fractions like ½ ¼ ¾ ⅓ and many others, allowing fractions to be typed as single characters without markup. This guide lists all Unicode fraction characters with their code points, decimal values, and tips on when to use them versus HTML markup.

Unicode provides precomposed superscript and subscript digits and letters — such as ¹ ² ³ and ₁ ₂ ₃ — that display as raised or lowered characters without needing HTML sup or sub tags. This guide lists all Unicode superscript and subscript characters with copy-paste support and notes on font compatibility.

Unicode contains dozens of circle symbols including filled circles, outlined circles, circles with dots, circled letters, and the various combining enclosing circle characters. This guide catalogs all notable Unicode circle symbols with their code points and intended uses.

Unicode includes filled squares, outlined squares, small squares, medium squares, dashed squares, and rectangle variants spread across the Geometric Shapes and Miscellaneous Symbols blocks. This guide lists all Unicode square and rectangle characters with code points and copy-paste support.

Unicode provides a comprehensive set of triangle symbols in all orientations — up, down, left, right — in both filled and outline styles, used in UI design, mathematics, and decoration. This guide catalogs all Unicode triangle characters with their code points and copy-paste support.

Unicode includes filled and outline diamond shapes, lozenge characters, and playing card suit diamonds across several blocks including Geometric Shapes and Miscellaneous Symbols. This guide lists all Unicode diamond characters with their code points and practical usage examples.

Unicode provides various cross and X mark characters including the heavy ballot X ✗, multiplication signs, plus signs, and decorative crosses for use as cancel or error indicators. This guide catalogs Unicode cross and X symbols with code points, HTML entities, and copy-paste support.

The hyphen-minus on your keyboard is just one of Unicode's many dash characters, which also includes the en dash, em dash, figure dash, horizontal bar, and soft hyphen, each with distinct typographic purposes. This guide explains when to use each dash character and provides code points and keyboard shortcuts.

Unicode defines typographic quotation marks — curly quotes — for dozens of languages, including single and double guillemets, low-9 quotation marks, and various right and left quotation marks. This guide lists all Unicode quotation mark characters with their code points, language contexts, and keyboard shortcuts.

Unicode includes dedicated characters for the copyright symbol ©, registered trademark ®, trademark ™, service mark ℠, and other legal and intellectual property symbols. This guide covers all legal Unicode symbols, their code points, HTML entities, and keyboard shortcuts on Mac and Windows.

The degree symbol ° (U+00B0) and dedicated Celsius ℃ and Fahrenheit ℉ characters are among the most commonly searched Unicode symbols for use in temperatures and angles. This guide explains the difference between the degree sign, masculine ordinal indicator, and ring above, with copy-paste support and code points.

Unicode's Enclosed Alphanumerics block provides circled numbers ①②③, parenthesized numbers ⑴⑵⑶, and other enclosed digit forms used in lists, annotations, and design. This guide lists all Unicode enclosed number characters with their code points, Unicode ranges, and copy-paste support.

Unicode includes a Number Forms block with precomposed Roman numeral characters such as Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ, distinct from the Latin letters I, V, X, and L that are commonly used as substitutes. This guide explains the Unicode Roman numeral characters, when to use them, and provides copy-paste support.

Greek letters like α β γ δ π Σ Ω are widely used as mathematical and scientific symbols and are available as Unicode characters in the Greek and Coptic block. This guide lists every Greek letter character with its code point, Unicode name, common usage in math and science, and copy-paste support.

The Unicode Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF) contains 192 decorative symbols originally from the Zapf Dingbats typeface, including scissors, pencils, fleurons, and ornamental shapes. This guide explores the Dingbats block with copy-paste support and historical context for each symbol group.

Unicode includes a Playing Cards block with characters for all 52 standard playing cards plus jokers, card backs, and the four suit symbols ♠♥♦♣ used in text. This guide lists all Unicode playing card characters with their code points and discusses font support considerations.

Unicode provides characters for all six chess piece types in both white and black variants — ♔♕♖♗♘♙ and ♚♛♜♝♞♟ — allowing chess positions to be represented in plain text. This guide lists all Unicode chess symbols with their code points and explains how they are used in text-based chess notation.

Unicode's Miscellaneous Symbols block includes the 12 zodiac signs ♈♉♊♋♌♍♎♏♐♑♒♓, planetary symbols, and other astrological characters used in astrology and astronomy. This guide lists all Unicode zodiac and astrological symbols with their code points and meanings.

Unicode's Braille Patterns block (U+2800–U+28FF) encodes all 256 possible combinations of the 8-dot braille cell, enabling braille text to be represented in digital form. This guide explains how Unicode Braille patterns work, how they map to braille cells, and their role in assistive technology.

Unicode's Geometric Shapes block contains 96 characters covering circles, squares, triangles, diamonds, and other polygons in filled, outlined, and various shaded styles. This complete guide catalogs all geometric shape characters with their code points, visual appearance, and copy-paste support.

The Unicode Letterlike Symbols block contains mathematical and technical symbols derived from letters, such as ℃ ℉ ℕ ℤ ℝ ℂ and the Planck constant ℏ. This guide explains each letterlike symbol, its origin, and its use in mathematics, science, and typography.

Unicode's Miscellaneous Technical block contains symbols from computing, electronics, and engineering, including keyboard keys, optical character recognition characters, and control picture symbols. This guide catalogs the most useful technical Unicode characters with their code points and context.

Diacritics are accent marks and other marks that attach to letters to indicate pronunciation or meaning, represented in Unicode as combining characters that follow their base character. This guide explains how combining diacritics work, lists the most common ones, and explains the difference between precomposed and decomposed forms.

Unicode defines dozens of invisible characters beyond the ordinary space, including zero-width spaces, word joiners, soft hyphens, and various format control characters that affect text layout without appearing on screen. This guide catalogs all significant invisible Unicode characters, explains their legitimate uses, and shows how to detect and remove unwanted ones.

Unicode includes warning and hazard symbols such as the universal caution ⚠ sign, biohazard ☣, radiation ☢, and skull and crossbones ☠ characters for use in safety-related text. This guide lists all Unicode warning and hazard characters with their code points and explains the contexts in which they are used.

Unicode's Miscellaneous Symbols block includes sun ☀, cloud ☁, rain ☂, snow ❄, lightning ⚡, and other weather symbols used in forecasts, apps, and decorative text. This guide catalogs all Unicode weather symbols with their code points and copy-paste support.

Unicode includes symbols for many of the world's major religions including the cross ✝, crescent and star ☪, Star of David ✡, om ॐ, dharma wheel ☸, and many others in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. This guide lists Unicode religious and spiritual symbols with their code points and cultural context.

Unicode includes the traditional male ♂ and female ♀ symbols from astronomy, as well as newer gender-related characters and the variation sequences used in emoji to add skin tone and gender modifiers. This guide explains gender and identity symbols in Unicode, their origins, and how they are used in modern text.

Apple's macOS uses Unicode characters for keyboard modifier keys such as ⌘ Command, ⌥ Option, ⇧ Shift, and ⌃ Control, and Unicode also includes symbols for Return, Delete, Tab, and other keys. This guide lists all Unicode keyboard symbols with their code points and explains how to type and use them in documentation.

Unicode symbols like ▶ ◀ ► ★ ✦ ⚡ ✈ and hundreds of others are widely used in social media bios, usernames, and posts to add visual flair without using images. This guide curates the best Unicode symbols for social media use, grouped by category, with copy-paste support.