The Complete Reference of Codes
HTML Special Symbols
This is one of those things any designer has to look up from time to time. Every once in a while I find that perfect reference of special character codes, a site that nicely lists all of them, so I bookmark it, only to eventually discover that it’s gone. Therefore I decided to add that perfect list and reference to this site. Feel free to bookmark it, because it’s going to stay!
HTML Codes for Fancy Symbols
HTML symbols are fun and offer so many fast-loading possibilities! You just need the know-how, e.g. the corresponding code. By the way, if you want to add any of these symbols to FaceBook or MySpace, then you don’t need the HTML code. Instead, copy the symbol itself, and paste it where you need it.
Selection of Star Symbols
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
✢ 4 Tear-drop asterisk
✢
✣ 4 Balloon asterisk
✣
✥ Club asterisk
✥
✤ 4 Balloon asterisk heavy
✤
✦ 4-pointed star black
✦
✧ 4-pointed star white
✧
✩ Stress outlined star
✩
✪ Circled white star
✪
✫ Open center black star
✫
✬ Black center white star
✬
✭ Black star outlined
✭
✮ Black star outlined heavy
✮
✯ Pinwheel star
✯
✰ White star shadowed
✰
✱ Asterisk heavy
✱
✲ Open center asterisk
✲
✳ 8-spoked asterisk
✳
✴ 8-pointed black star
✴
✵ 8-pointed pinwheel star
✵
✶ 6-pointed black star
✶
✷ 8-p. rectilinear
✷
✸ 8-p. rectilinear heavy
✸
✹ 12-p. black star
✹
✺ 16-p. asterisk
✺
✻ Teardrop-spoked ast.
✻
✼ Open center t-s. ast.
✼
✽ Heavy t-s. ast.
✽
✾ 6-p. b&w florette
✾
✿ Black florette
✿
❀ White florette
❀
❁ 8-p. outlined bl. florette
❁
❂ 8-p. circled o.c. star
❂
❃ Heavy t-s. pinwheel
❃
❄ Snowflake
❄
❅ Tight 3foliate snowflake
❅
❆ Heavy chevron snowfl.
❆
❇ Sparkle
❇
❈ Heavy sparkle
❈
❉ Balloon asterisk
❉
❊ 8 t-s. propeller asterisk
❊
❋ Heavy 8 t-s. propeller ast.
❋
❖ Bl. diamond w/ white X
❖
PS: ‘asterisk’ derives from Greek ‘asteriskos’ and means “little star”.
Selection of Heart Symbols
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
❤ Heavy black heart
❤
❥ Heavy bl. heart rotated
❥
❦ Floral heart
❦
❧ Floral heart rotated
❧
❢ Heart exclamation mark
❢
❣ Heavy heart excl. mark
❣
♥ black heart
♥
♡ red heart
♡
Utility Symbols
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
☎ telephone
☎
☏ telephone outline
☏
☐ check box empty
☐
☑ ballot box checked
☑
☒ ballot box with X
☒
✍ Sign here
✍
✓ Check mark
✓
✔ Check mark heavy
✔
✕ Multiplication X
✕
✖ Multiplication X heavy
✖
✗ Ballot X
✗
✘ Ballot X heavy
✘
• Bullet
•
● Password dot
●
✎ Pencil diagonal down
✎
✏ Pencil
✏
✐ Pencil diagonal up
✐
✁ Cut above
✁
✂ Cut here
✂
✃ Cut below
✃
✄ Scissors
✄
✆ Public pay phone
✆
✇ Film reel
✇
✈ Airport/airplane
✈
✉ Envelope/mail/email
✉
♲ Recycling
♲
♻ Recycling black
♻
@ At sign
@
Commercial Symbols
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
© copyright
©
℠ Service Mark
℠
® Registered trademark
®
™ Trademark
™
¤ Currency
¤
€ Euro
€
¢ Cent
¢
£ Pound
£
$ Dollar
&36;
¥ Yen
¥
§ Section
§
№ Number sign
№
Hands, Fingers and Faces
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
☚ Left-pointing
☚
☛ Right-pointing
☛
☜ Left-pointing
☜
☝ Upwards pointing
☝
☞ Right pointing
☞
☟ Downwards pointing
☟
✍ Sign here
✍
✌ victory sign
✌
☹ Frowning face
☹
☺ Smiley face
☺
☻ Black smiley face
☻
Science and Medical Symbols
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
℃ Celsius
℃
℉ Fahrenheit
℉
Ω Ohm
Ω
℧ Inverted Ohm
℧
☠ Skull & Crossbones
☠
☡ Caution sign
☡
☢ Radioactive
☢
☣ Biohazard
☣
☤ Caduceus
☤
℞ Prescription
℞
Weather and Celestial Symbols
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
☀ Sunshine
☀
☁ Cloudy
☁
☂ Rain
☂
☃ Snow
☃
☄ Comet
☄
★ Star solid
★
☆ Star white
☆
☇ Lightning
☇
☈ Thunder
☈
☉ Sun
☉
☽ Waxing
☽
☾ Waning
☾
☼ Sunshine
☼
Religious and Spiritual Symbols
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
☥ Ankh
☥
☦ Eastern Christian Cross
☦
☧ Chi Rho Cross
☧
☨ Patriarchal Cross
☨
☩ Greek Cross
☩
✚ Greek Cross heavy
✚
✙ Greek Cross outline
✙
☓ Saltire, St.Andrew’s Cross
☓
✝ Latin Roman Cross
✝
✞ Latin Cross 3D shadow
✞
✟ Latin Cross outline
✟
☮ Peace sign
☮
✠ Maltese Cross
✠
✡ Star of David
✡
☪ Crescent Moon & Star
☪
☫ Farsi symbol
☫
☬ Adi Shakti
☬
☭ Hammer & Sickle
☭
☯ Yin & Yang
☯
☸ Dharma Wheel
☸
☰ Trigram Heaven
☰
☱ Trigram Lake
☱
☲ Trigram Fire
☲
☳ Trigram Thunder
☳
☴ Trigram Wind
☴
☵ Trigram Water
☵
☶ Trigram Mountain
☶
☷ Trigram Heaven
☷
Zodiac Signs
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
♈ Aries
♈
♉ Taurus
♉
♊ Gemini
♊
♋ Cancer
♋
♌ Leo
♌
♍ Virgo
♍
♎ Libra
♎
♏ Scorpio
♏
♐ Sagitarius
♐
♑ Capricorn
♑
♒ Aquarius
♒
♓ Pisces
♓
Planetary Symbols
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
☿ Mercury
☿
♀ Venus
♀
♁ Earth
♁
♂ Mars
♂
♃ Jupiter
♃
♄ Saturn
♄
♅ Uranus
♅
♆ Neptune
♆
♇ Pluto
♇
Chess Symbols
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
♔ White King
♔
♕ White Queen
♕
♖ White Rook
♖
♗ White Bishop
♗
♘ White Knight
♘
♙ White Pawn
♙
♚ Black King
♚
♛ Black Queen
♛
♜ Black Rook
♜
♝ Black Bishop
♝
♞ Black Knight
♞
♟ Black Pawn
♟
Card Symbols
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
♠ black spade
♠
♤ red spade
♤
♥ black heart
♥
♡ red heart
♡
♦ black diamond
♦
♢ red diamond
♢
♣ black club
♣
♧ red club
♧
{ To add color to your symbols you will need to add additional CSS color code. }
Notes and Music Symbols
Symbol
HTML code
Symbol
HTML code
♩ quarter note
♩
♪ eighth note
♪
♫ two eighths
♫
♬ two sixteenths
♬
♭ flat note
♭
♮ natural note
♮
♯ sharp note
♯
Do you know of any more special symbols incl. the corresponding HTML code?
I am leaving the comments open for this page for exactly that purpose.
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