U+2625

Ankh☥

Ankh is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols block, listed here under Religion & Belief. 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 "egyptian", "life", "religion".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2625
Decimal
9765
Hex
0x2625
Octal
0o23045

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2625
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0ANKH
DecimalBase 109765
HexadecimalBase 160x2625
OctalBase 80o23045
BinaryBase 20010011000100101
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: "…"\2625
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%98%A5

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2625
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2625
Python\u2625
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2625

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 98 A5
UTF-16 (BE)2625
UTF-32 (BE)00002625

How to type Ankh

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2625 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2625 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2625. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Ankh".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2625, 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, \2625 in CSS, and \u2625 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
ANKH
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 Ankh 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 Ankh?

Ankh is U+2625 (decimal 9765, hexadecimal 0x2625, octal 0o23045). 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 Ankh?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "ANKH". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Ankh?

Use ☥ or ☥. In CSS, use content: "\2625".

How do I type Ankh in code?

JavaScript: "\u2625". Python: "\u2625". JSON and Java: "\u2625". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 98 A5.

Is Ankh an emoji?

No. Ankh 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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