U+262C "☬" Adi Shakti Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
☬
U+262C "☬" Adi Shakti is a symbol from Sikhism, representing the primal cosmic energy and divine feminine power, often associated with the concept of the universal creator. Known as the Khanda, it features a double-edged sword surrounded by a circle, with two curved daggers on either side, and serves as a central emblem of the Sikh faith, signifying spiritual sovereignty and the unity of God. This icon is used in religious contexts to denote the authority of the Guru and the eternal nature of truth, embodying the balance between the material and spiritual worlds.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+262C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Adi Shakti |
| 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 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x262C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000262C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u262c |
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 |