U+2BDB "⯛" Pholus Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+2BDB "⯛" Pholus is a typographic symbol representing the centaur and minor planet 5145 Pholus in astronomical and astrological contexts. It was added to the Unicode Standard as part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, designed for use in charts, diagrams, and esoteric texts to denote this celestial body discovered in 1992. The glyph typically depicts a stylized centaur figure, echoing the mythological centaur Pholus, and serves as a distinct identifier separate from other centaur symbols like Chiron, aiding researchers and enthusiasts in precise celestial notation.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2BDB
Name
Pholus
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⯛
HTML Hex Encoding
⯛
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xAF 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2BDB
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002BDB
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2bdb
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common