U+2636 "☶" Trigram for Mountain Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
☶
U+2636 "☶" Trigram for Mountain is one of the eight trigrams from the ancient Chinese I Ching system, representing the mountain element, which symbolizes stillness, stability, and quiet strength. Derived from the broken and solid lines of yin and yang, this trigram consists of a single solid yang line over two broken yin lines, indicating a firm foundation with a receptive interior. In I Ching philosophy, it is associated with the northwest direction, late winter, and the attributes of contemplation and introspection, often used in feng shui and divination to encourage retreat and reflection before action.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2636 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Trigram for Mountain |
| 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 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2636 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002636 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2636 |