Transgender symbol Emoji

Symbols

A violet circular icon featuring a cross, an arrow pointing diagonally upward to the right, and an arrow with a crossbar pointing diagonally downward to the left. It represents transgender identity and gender non-conformity.

Usage Context

Widely used to express pride, signify advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights, or identify as transgender within social media bios and personal messages. It is frequently accompanied by the 🏳️‍⚧️ flag or the 🌈 rainbow to show support for the broader community.

History

Adopted into Unicode 13.0 in 2020, this symbol was added to better reflect the diverse gender identities of global users. Its design is based on the established international symbol used by activists and health organizations since the late 20th century to advocate for trans visibility.

Details

Glyph

⚧

Unicode

U+26A7

Shortcode

:emoji_u26a7:

HTML Entity

⚧

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Symbols

Subcategory gender

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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