Male gender symbol (♂)
U+2642 · MALE SIGN · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ♂
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+11
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 11 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: ♂ appears.
Uses the old DOS code page 437, which US-English Windows uses for Alt codes without a leading 0; on Windows set to other languages the result can differ.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
2642 Alt+X
Type 2642 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 “male gender 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 “male gender symbol” and click ♂ to insert it.
iPhone
Emoji keyboard
Open the emoji keyboard, tap the search field and type “male gender 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 ;male.
- Now type ;male 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 ;male.
- Type ;male in any app and tap ♂ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 2642 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2642 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ♂ means and how it is used
♂ is the male sign, originally the astronomical symbol of Mars and its shield and spear. Biology and genealogy use it for males; ♀ is its counterpart. In Japanese the IME reading おす (osu) gives ♂. Biologists combine them in crosses: ♀ × ♂. Family trees and medical charts use the same convention.
The official Unicode name of ♂ is MALE SIGN, code point U+2642. You will find it in the Miscellaneous Symbols block; it was added in Unicode 1.1 (1993).
It also goes by these names and keywords: male, man, sign.
It sits in the signs with 80 symbols, among them ⚠ ♻ ☣ ⚕ ☮.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML entity | ♂ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ♂ | |
| HTML hex | ♂ | |
| CSS | content: "\2642"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2642 | |
| URL | %E2%99%82 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 82 | |
| Unicode | U+2642 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
♂ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows 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 | Male gender symbol |
| Português | Símbolo masculino |
| Español | Símbolo de hombre |
| Italiano | Simbolo maschio |
| Français | Symbole homme |
| Deutsch | Männlich-Symbol (Mars) |
| Türkçe | Erkek sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol laki-laki |
| Polski | Symbol mężczyzny |
| Русский | Мужской символ |
| 日本語 | オス記号 (男性記号) |
| 한국어 | 남성 기호 |
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All Signs →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 2642 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 ;male.
What is the HTML code for the male gender symbol?
Use the entity ♂ or the numeric code ♂ (hex ♂). In CSS write \2642, in JavaScript \u2642.
Will ♂ show on every phone?
♂ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.