U+2625 "☥" Ankh Unicode Character

U+2625 "☥" Ankh is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol that represents eternal life and is often called the key of life or the cross of life. Shaped like a cross with a loop at the top, it was commonly depicted in Egyptian art and architecture, held by gods and pharaohs as a sign of their power to grant immortality and protect the living from death. In modern times, it is used in various cultural and spiritual contexts, including as a symbol of African heritage and within some neopagan and Gothic subcultures, but its original meaning as a profound emblem of life and the afterlife remains its most enduring association.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2625
Version Added	1.1
Name	Ankh
Block	Miscellaneous Symbols
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	☥
HTML Hex Encoding	☥
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x98 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2625
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002625
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2625

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Pattern Syntax	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other