U+26A3 "⚣" Doubled Male Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+26A3 "⚣" Doubled Male Sign is a typographic symbol consisting of two interlocked male gender symbols (♂), and it is widely used to represent gay men or male homosexuality within the context of LGBTQ+ iconography and signage. This character serves as a counterpart to the doubled female sign (⚢) and is often employed in flags, stickers, and digital communications to signify male same-sex relationships or male homosexual identity. It was added to the Unicode Standard in 1993 as part of the Miscellaneous Symbols block, providing a standardized digital representation for this culturally significant symbol.
General Properties
Code Point
U+26A3
Name
Doubled Male Sign
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⚣
HTML Hex Encoding
⚣
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x9A 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding
0x26A3
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000026A3
C/C++/Java Escape
\u26a3
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common