U+263D "☽" First Quarter Moon Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
☽
U+263D "☽" First Quarter Moon is a graphical symbol that represents the first quarter phase of the lunar cycle, depicting the Moon when it is half illuminated as seen from Earth. Historically, this symbol has been used in astronomy and astrology to denote the Moon, and in alchemy, it often represents the metal silver. In modern digital contexts, it is part of the Miscellaneous Symbols block and is commonly employed in weather forecasts, calendar applications, and decorative text to visually indicate the waxing half-moon stage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+263D |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | First Quarter Moon |
| 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 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x263D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000263D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u263d |
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 |