U+2648

Aries

Aries is a color emoji character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols block, listed here under Zodiac & Astronomy. 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 "zodiac", "ram".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2648
Decimal
9800
Hex
0x2648
Octal
0o23110

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2648
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0ARIES
DecimalBase 109800
HexadecimalBase 160x2648
OctalBase 80o23110
BinaryBase 20010011001001000
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: "…"\2648
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%99%88

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2648
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2648
Python\u2648
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2648

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 99 88
UTF-16 (BE)2648
UTF-32 (BE)00002648

How to type Aries

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2648 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2648 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2648. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Aries".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2648, 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, \2648 in CSS, and \u2648 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
ARIES
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 Aries 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 Aries?

Aries is U+2648 (decimal 9800, hexadecimal 0x2648, octal 0o23110). 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 Aries?

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

What is the HTML code for Aries?

Use ♈ or ♈. In CSS, use content: "\2648".

How do I type Aries in code?

JavaScript: "\u2648". Python: "\u2648". JSON and Java: "\u2648". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 99 88.

Is Aries an emoji?

Yes. Aries has Emoji_Presentation in Unicode, so most platforms render it as a full-color emoji by default. Append U+FE0E to force a monochrome text glyph.

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