Cancer symbol (♋)
U+264B · CANCER · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ♋
Windows
No Alt code
♋ is not in the Windows code pages 1252 or 437, so it has no Alt code. Use one of the methods below or copy it from this page.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
264B Alt+X
Type 264B and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ♋. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel and type “cancer symbol” to find ♋.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “cancer symbol” and click ♋ to insert it.
iPhone
Emoji keyboard
Open the emoji keyboard, tap the search field and type “cancer symbol” to find ♋.
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ♋ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ♋ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ♋ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;cancer.
- Now type ;cancer anywhere: the keyboard suggests ♋.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ♋:
- Copy ♋ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ♋ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;cancer.
- Type ;cancer in any app and tap ♋ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 264b Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 264b and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ♋ means and how it is used
Cancer symbol (♋) is the Unicode character U+264B, officially called CANCER. It is in the Miscellaneous Symbols block and has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
People also call it or search for it as: crab, horoscope, zodiac.
On this site it is part of the zodiac (56 symbols), next to ♍ ♊ ♑ ♓ ♈.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML decimal | ♋ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ♋ | |
| CSS | content: "\264B"; | |
| JavaScript | \u264B | |
| URL | %E2%99%8B | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 8B | |
| Unicode | U+264B |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: ♋ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.
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Names in other languages
What ♋ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Cancer symbol |
| Português | Símbolo de Câncer |
| Español | Símbolo de Cáncer |
| Italiano | Simbolo Cancro |
| Français | Symbole Cancer |
| Deutsch | Krebs-Zeichen |
| Türkçe | Yengeç burcu sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol zodiak Cancer |
| Polski | Znak zodiaku Rak |
| Русский | Символ Рака |
| 日本語 | 蟹座の記号 |
| 한국어 | 게자리 기호 |
Related symbols
All Zodiac →Questions people ask
How do I type ♋ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ♋ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 264B and press Alt+X.
How do I type ♋ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ♋. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;cancer.
What is the HTML code for the cancer symbol?
There is no named entity; use ♋ or ♋. In CSS write \264B, in JavaScript \u264B.
Will ♋ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ♋ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.