♀
Misc Symbol 65
- Unicode
- U+2640
- Category
- Zodiac
- HTML Entity
- ♀
- CSS
- \2640
The Female Sign symbol (♀) represents the female sex or gender, and is also used in astronomy and astrology to denote the planet Venus. Historically derived from a stylized depiction of the Roman goddess Venus's hand mirror, it is widely recognized across scientific disciplines like biology to indicate female organisms. In digital spaces, it is frequently used to express womanhood or female gender identity, and serves as a hidden modifier in emoji sequences to specify female variations of occupations and avatars.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9792 or Win+. then search 'female'
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search 'female'
- Linux
- Compose + o + +
- HTML
- ♀ or ♀
In Programming
In programming and digital typography, this symbol is widely used in Zero Width Joiner (ZWJ) sequences to render female versions of base emojis, such as a female developer or astronaut. It is also used in biological datasets as a categorical value flag.
Tags
biology female
emoji modifier female
female
female gender identity
female organism
feminine
feminine symbol
gender
gender equality
gender symbol
venus
venus symbol
woman
woman sign
womanhood