Male (Mars)
♂ is the Unicode character “MALE SIGN” (U+2642). It is also known as male (Mars). It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block and was added in Unicode 1.1. It has a flat text style and a colorful emoji style. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.
♂ codes
| UnicodeCode point | U+2642 |
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|---|---|---|
| HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page | ♂ |
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| HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code | ♂ |
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| CSSFor the CSS content property | \2642 |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u2642 |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u2642 |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %E2%99%82 |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | E2 99 82 |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 2642 |
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| Alt codeWindows, number pad | Alt + 11 |
How to type ♂
Copy and paste
Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.
Windows
Hold Alt and type 11 on the number pad (Num Lock on), then let go of Alt.
In Microsoft Word, type 2642 and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “male (Mars)”.
iPhone and Android
Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).
About ♂
- Unicode name
- MALE SIGN
- Code point
- U+2642 (9794)
- Block
- Miscellaneous Symbols
- Category
- Other Symbol
- Unicode version
- 1.1
- Styles
- Text (♂︎) and emoji (♂️)