U+26A5 "⚥" Male and Female Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⚥
U+26A5 "⚥" Male and Female Sign is a typographic symbol that represents the combination of a male (♂) and a female (♀) sign, typically overlapping or joined to indicate androgyny, bisexuality, or gender nonconformity. It is often used in LGBTQIA+ contexts to denote a person who identifies with both male and female gender characteristics, or to represent a transgender identity that encompasses both masculine and feminine aspects. The sign is part of the Miscellaneous Symbols block and serves as a concise visual shorthand for discussions of gender diversity and inclusivity in digital text and design.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+26A5 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Male and Female Sign |
| 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 0x9A 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x26A5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000026A5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u26a5 |
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 |