☼
White Sun With Rays
- Unicode
- U+263C
- Category
- Weather
- HTML Entity
- ☼
- CSS
- \263C
The White Sun With Rays symbol (☼) is a classic typographic dingbat representing a bright, shining sun. Originally included in early computer character sets like IBM's Code page 437, it was adopted into Unicode as a versatile meteorological icon. Today, people often use it in text-based weather forecasts, astrology notation, or to add a touch of retro ASCII-style warmth to social media posts.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+15 or Alt+9788
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "white sun"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 263C
- HTML
- ☼ or &sun;
In Programming
While not a standard mathematical operator, this symbol frequently appears in legacy command-line interfaces and ASCII-based games (like Dwarf Fortress) to represent light sources, valuable items, or sunny weather conditions.
Tags
ASCII sun
IBM CP437 sun
Unicode sun symbol
bright
clear
dingbat sun
rays
retro sun symbol
star sun
sun
sunshine
sunshine symbol
text art sun
vintage sun text
weather
weather dingbat