U+2BD9 "⯙" Astraea Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⯙
U+2BD9 "⯙" Astraea is a symbol used in astronomy and astrology to represent the asteroid and dwarf planet candidate 5 Astraea, which was discovered in 1845 and was the fifth asteroid ever identified. This glyph is part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, and it was added to the Unicode standard as a way to provide a consistent, digital representation for this celestial body in contexts such as astronomical charts and typographical notations. The design of the character typically features a stylized, star-like or cross-like shape that distinguishes it from other astrological symbols, reflecting its historical role as a minor planet before the distinction between asteroids and major planets was fully established.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2BD9 |
| Version Added | 11.0 |
| Name | Astraea |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⯙ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⯙ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAF 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2BD9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002BD9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2bd9 |
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 |