☾
Last Quarter Moon
- Unicode
- U+263E
- Category
- Zodiac
- HTML Entity
- ☾
- CSS
- \263E
The ☾ symbol represents the last quarter moon phase, traditionally used in astronomy and astrology to denote a waning moon. In typography and social media, it frequently appears alongside other celestial symbols to convey a mystical, nighttime, or sleepy aesthetic. Added to the Miscellaneous Symbols Unicode block, it serves as the standardized digital form of historical astrological shorthand.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9790
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "last quarter moon"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 263E
- HTML
- ☾
In Programming
While not part of standard programming syntax, the ☾ symbol is often utilized in astronomical algorithms, weather applications, and calendrical software as a UI marker for lunar phases.
Tags
astrological waning moon
astrology
celestial text symbol
crescent
crescent moon copy paste
last quarter moon symbol
lunar
lunar symbol text
moon text symbol
mystical crescent
night
night text symbol
waning crescent moon
waning moon
witchy moon
zodiac