U+26B9 "⚹" Sextile Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⚹
U+26B9 "⚹" Sextile is a typographic symbol representing a six pointed star or asterisk like shape, historically derived from astrological and astronomical contexts. In astrology, a sextile denotes a harmonious 60 degree angle between two celestial bodies, often associated with opportunity and positive flow, although the symbol itself is distinct from the more common six pointed Star of David. The character is encoded in the Miscellaneous Symbols block of Unicode and is used in specialized fields such as astrology, mathematics, or occult symbolism to denote this specific angular relationship or decorative motif.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+26B9 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Sextile |
| 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 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x26B9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000026B9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u26b9 |
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 |