Technical information

Symbol
NameLeft-handed interlaced pentagram
Unicode numberU+26E6
CategoryPentagramPentagram symbols
DescriptionThe Unicode character ⛦, or U+26E6, is known as the "Left-Handed Interlaced Pentagram". It belongs to the "Miscellaneous Symbols" block and falls under the "Symbol, Other" category in the Unicode standard. This character represents a pentagram, a five-pointed star, which is drawn interlaced and oriented in a left-handed direction. Pentagrams have been used in various cultures and contexts throughout history, including in religious, magical, and esoteric traditions. The orientation and manner of interlacing can carry specific meanings in certain contexts. For example, in some traditions, the direction in which the pentagram points can be symbolic. The specific visual representation of this character can vary depending on the system and context in which it's used. The appearance can also slightly differ based on the font and typography used.

Encoding

HTML Entity⛦
HTML Entity (hex)⛦
URL Escape Code%E2%9B%A6
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0x9B 0xA6
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10011011:10100110
UTF-160x26E6
UTF-320x000026E6

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u26E6"
CSS Code\26E6
JavaScript"\u26E6"
Perl\x{26E6}
Python 2u"\u26E6"
Python 3\u26E6
Ruby\u{26E6}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this ⛦ in sentence and in bold like this and in italic like this .

Font size:

12px
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36px
48px
72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#9958;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\26E6";
}

The symbol in different fonts

-apple-system
Apple Color Emoji
Arial
BlinkMacSystemFont
Courier New
Georgia
Droid Sans
Helvetica
Noto Sans
Oxygen
Roboto
"Segoe UI"
sans-serif
Segoe UI Emoji
Segoe UI Symbol
system-ui
Times New Roman
Ubuntu
Verdana

References