Male sign Emoji

Symbols

A dark blue circle with an arrow pointing toward the upper right. This symbol is the standard astronomical and biological notation used to identify the male sex.

Usage Context

Used to clarify gender, label restrooms, or denote biological attributes. It is frequently paired with the female sign ♀ in charts, dating profiles, or medical documentation to signify complementary or contrasting gender categories.

History

Based on the ancient alchemical and astronomical symbol for the planet Mars, this character was adopted into the Unicode standard in 1993. It traces its roots back to Roman-era representations of a shield and spear, which were historically associated with the god Mars.

Details

Glyph

♂

Unicode

U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u2642:

HTML Entity

♂

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Symbols

Subcategory gender

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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