Capricorn Emoji

Symbols

A dark purple square containing the white, stylized glyph for Capricorn, representing a creature that is half-goat and half-fish. The symbol features a curved line ending in a loop, mimicking the creature's twisting tail.

Usage Context

Used to identify individuals born between December 22 and January 19. People often use it in social media bios or personal status updates to highlight their star sign. It is frequently seen alongside other zodiac markers like ♈ or ♉ when discussing horoscopes or personality traits.

History

Zodiac signs were officially added to the Unicode standard in 1993, but the icons themselves date back to ancient Babylonian and Greek astronomy. These glyphs were later adopted into early computer character sets to ensure compatibility across astronomical software and calendar applications.

Details

Glyph

♑

Unicode

U+2651

Shortcode

:emoji_u2651:

HTML Entity

♑

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory zodiac

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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