Peace symbol Emoji

Symbols

A white circular emblem featuring a vertical line and two diagonal lines extending downward. This icon is universally recognized as the emblem for global peace, disarmament, and anti-war activism.

Usage Context

Used to express support for harmony, calmness, and non-violence. It is frequently sent in messages to de-escalate tension or show solidarity with humanitarian causes, often appearing alongside other positive expressions like 🕊️ or ✨.

History

Designed in 1958 by Gerald Holtom for the British nuclear disarmament movement, the shape combines the semaphore signals for the letters 'N' and 'D'—standing for Nuclear Disarmament. It became a global icon during the 1960s counterculture movement and was eventually adopted into Unicode in 1993 as part of the Miscellaneous Technical block.

Details

Glyph

☮

Unicode

U+262E

Shortcode

:emoji_u262e:

HTML Entity

☮

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory religion

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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