Cancer Emoji

Symbols

A violet or purple square housing two interlocking, circular shapes that resemble the claws of a crab. It is the official zodiac icon representing the Cancer astrological sign.

Usage Context

Used frequently to identify people born between June 21 and July 22. Beyond horoscopes, it is often used as a shorthand for the sign itself or paired with other celestial markers like ♌ or ♊ to discuss compatibility and star charts.

History

This character was standardized in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, drawing from legacy computing sets that integrated astronomical and astrological icons to accommodate early digital calendar and publishing software.

Details

Glyph

♋

Unicode

U+264B

Shortcode

:emoji_u264b:

HTML Entity

♋

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Symbols

Subcategory zodiac

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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