U+268A "⚊" Monogram for Yang Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+268A "⚊" Monogram for Yang is a symbol from the Tai Xuan Jing, a classical Chinese text that expands on the philosophical concepts of the I Ching. This specific character represents the principle of Yang, which embodies light, activity, and masculine energy, and it is visually composed as a single unbroken horizontal line. In the context of its use, the monogram serves as a foundational element in a system of three line tetragrams, where it contrasts with the broken line monogram for Yin to illustrate the dynamic balance of opposites.
General Properties
Code Point
U+268A
Name
Monogram for Yang
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⚊
HTML Hex Encoding
⚊
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x9A 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding
0x268A
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000268A
C/C++/Java Escape
\u268a
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common