☉
Misc Symbol 10
- Unicode
- U+2609
- Category
- Zodiac
- HTML Entity
- ☉
- CSS
- \2609
The ☉ symbol, geometrically known as a circumpunct, is the universal symbol for the Sun in astronomy and astrology. Visually depicted as a circle with a central dot, it traces its roots back to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs representing the sun god Ra and traditional alchemical symbols for gold. Today, you'll frequently spot it in horoscopes to indicate a person's sun sign or in scientific texts referencing our solar system's central star.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9737 or Win+. then search 'sun'
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search 'sun'
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then type 2609 and press Enter
- HTML
- ☉
In Programming
In astrophysics and LaTeX typesetting, this symbol is frequently used as a subscript to represent solar standard units, such as solar mass (M☉), solar radius (R☉), or solar luminosity (L☉).
Tags
Ra symbol
astrology
astronomical sun
celestial
circle dot symbol
circumpunct
gold alchemy
horoscope sun
solar
solar system symbol
sun sign
sun symbol
unicode sun
zodiac