U+2600

Sun☀

Sun is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols block, listed here under Stars & Sparkles and Weather & Nature. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "weather", "sunny".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2600
Decimal
9728
Hex
0x2600
Octal
0o23000

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2600
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK SUN WITH RAYS
DecimalBase 109728
HexadecimalBase 160x2600
OctalBase 80o23000
BinaryBase 20010011000000000
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2600–U+26FFMiscellaneous Symbols
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)☀
HTML entity (hex)☀
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2600
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%98%80

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2600
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2600
Python\u2600
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2600

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 98 80
UTF-16 (BE)2600
UTF-32 (BE)00002600

How to type Sun

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2600 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2600 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2600. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Sun".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2600, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ☀ in HTML, \2600 in CSS, and \u2600 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK SUN WITH RAYS
Block
Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Miscellaneous Symbols block: U2600.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Sun symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ☀ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Sun?

Sun is U+2600 (decimal 9728, hexadecimal 0x2600, octal 0o23000). It lives in the Miscellaneous Symbols block (U+2600–U+26FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Sun?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "BLACK SUN WITH RAYS". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Sun?

Use ☀ or ☀. In CSS, use content: "\2600".

How do I type Sun in code?

JavaScript: "\u2600". Python: "\u2600". JSON and Java: "\u2600". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 98 80.

Is Sun an emoji?

No. Sun is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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