U+26E2 "⛢" Astronomical Symbol for Uranus Unicode Character

U+26E2 "⛢" Astronomical Symbol for Uranus is a distinctive glyph used in astronomy to represent the planet Uranus, combining elements from alchemy and astrology. It features a circle with a dot at its center, symbolizing the sun, surmounted by a vertical line with a small horizontal crossbar at the top, which is derived from the alchemical symbol for platinum. This design was chosen to honor the discovery of Uranus by William Herschel in 1781, linking the planet to both the sun’s foundational role in the solar system and the rare, celestial nature of the element platinum. The symbol is included in the Miscellaneous Symbols block of Unicode and serves as a standardized representation for Uranus in scientific texts, star charts, and astronomical notations.