U+26B9

Sextile

Sextile is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols block, listed here under Alchemy & Esoteric. 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 "astrology", "aspect".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+26B9
Decimal
9913
Hex
0x26B9
Octal
0o23271

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+26B9
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0SEXTILE
DecimalBase 109913
HexadecimalBase 160x26B9
OctalBase 80o23271
BinaryBase 20010011010111001
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: "…"\26B9
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9A%B9

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u26B9
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u26B9
Python\u26B9
Java / C# / Kotlin\u26B9

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9A B9
UTF-16 (BE)26B9
UTF-32 (BE)000026B9

How to type Sextile

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +26B9 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 26B9 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 26B9. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Sextile".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 26b9, 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, \26B9 in CSS, and \u26B9 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
SEXTILE
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 Sextile 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 Sextile?

Sextile is U+26B9 (decimal 9913, hexadecimal 0x26B9, octal 0o23271). 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 Sextile?

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

What is the HTML code for Sextile?

Use ⚹ or ⚹. In CSS, use content: "\26B9".

How do I type Sextile in code?

JavaScript: "\u26B9". Python: "\u26B9". JSON and Java: "\u26B9". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9A B9.

Is Sextile an emoji?

No. Sextile 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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