Yin yang symbol (☯)
U+262F · YIN YANG · 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
262F Alt+X
Type 262F 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 “yin yang 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 “yin yang symbol” and click ☯ to insert it.
iPhone
Emoji keyboard
Open the emoji keyboard, tap the search field and type “yin yang 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 ;yinyang.
- Now type ;yinyang 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 ;yinyang.
- Type ;yinyang in any app and tap ☯ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 262f Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 262f and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ☯ means and how it is used
☯ is the yin and yang symbol from Chinese philosophy, showing two complementary forces, dark and light, each containing a dot of the other. It appears in martial arts, wellness and tattoos. Phones may show it as the emoji ☯️. The symbol is called taijitu, the diagram of the supreme ultimate.
In Unicode, ☯ is code point U+262F with the official name YIN YANG. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block and arrived with Unicode 1.1 in 1993.
Other words for it: difficult, lives, religion, tao, taoist, total, yang, yin.
You will find it in our signs, 80 symbols in all, together with ⚠ ♻ ☣ ⚕ ☮.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML decimal | ☯ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ☯ | |
| CSS | content: "\262F"; | |
| JavaScript | \u262F | |
| URL | %E2%98%AF | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 98 AF | |
| Unicode | U+262F |
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 | Yin yang symbol |
| Português | Símbolo yin-yang |
| Español | Símbolo del yin yang |
| Italiano | Simbolo yin e yang |
| Français | Symbole yin et yang |
| Deutsch | Yin-und-Yang-Zeichen |
| Türkçe | Yin yang sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol yin yang |
| Polski | Symbol yin i yang |
| Русский | Символ инь-ян |
| 日本語 | 陰陽マーク |
| 한국어 | 음양 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 262F 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 ;yinyang.
What is the HTML code for the yin yang symbol?
There is no named entity; use ☯ or ☯. In CSS write \262F, in JavaScript \u262F.
Will ☯ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ☯ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.