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Capricorn

U+2651 · Miscellaneous Symbols

Meaning and uses

The zodiac sign Capricorn, for birthdays from about December 22 to January 19. The glyph joins the horns of a goat to the curled tail of a fish.

Unicode details

♑ is the Unicode character named CAPRICORN, code point U+2651, in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a symbol (general category So).

It is an emoji, listed under the name “Capricorn”, so phones and most apps draw it in colour, and each platform has its own design.

Unicode nameCAPRICORN
Code pointU+2651
BlockMiscellaneous Symbols
AddedUnicode 1.1 (1993)
Emoji nameCapricorn
UTF-8 bytesE2 99 91
UTF-162651
HTML♑

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How to type ♑

  • On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
  • On a phone, it is on the emoji keyboard: search for “Capricorn”. On Windows, press the Windows key and the full stop (Win+.) to open the emoji panel and search there.
  • On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “Capricorn”.
  • On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2651, then Space or Enter.
  • In HTML, use ♑. In a CSS content property, use "\2651".

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