U+26A6 "⚦" Male with Stroke Sign Unicode Character

U+26A6 "⚦" Male with Stroke Sign is a specialized symbol used primarily in the context of sexology, transgender studies, and LGBT iconography to represent a male identity or gender that is altered, crossed out, or otherwise transformed, often indicating a transgender man or a male-to-female transition when combined with other signs. Based on the traditional male symbol (a circle with an arrow), the stroke runs diagonally through the upper right portion of the sign, signifying modification or negation. While it is not as widely recognized as the combined transgender symbol (⚧), it remains a niche character within the Unicode standard for representing specific gender identities in digital communication.

General Properties

Code Point	U+26A6
Version Added	4.1
Name	Male with Stroke 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 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding	0x26A6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000026A6
C/C++/Java Escape	\u26a6

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