Aries
Aries, the ram, covers roughly 21 March to 19 April. The glyph stylises the ram's horns. The aries (♈) sits at code point U+2648 in Unicode. It belongs to the zodiac family and pastes as plain text, so it keeps working across documents, messages and web pages. Below you can copy it in one click and grab the exact HTML, CSS and JavaScript codes you need to reproduce it anywhere.
| Symbol | ♈ | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2648 | |
| Name | Aries | |
| HTML (decimal) | ♈ | |
| HTML (hex) | ♈ | |
| CSS content | \2648 | |
| JavaScript / JSON | \u2648 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | 0xE2 0x99 0x88 | |
| UTF-16 units | 0x2648 |
How do you type the aries on each platform?
| Where | How to type it |
|---|---|
| Any device | Click the ♈ at the top of this page. It goes straight to your clipboard, and you paste it with Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac. This is the only method that behaves identically everywhere. |
| Windows | There is no short alt code for this character. Press Win and the full stop key to open the emoji and symbol panel, then use the symbols tab and search for aries. |
| macOS | Add Unicode Hex Input under Keyboard settings, switch to it, then hold Option and type 2648. Without that input source, open the Character Viewer with Control+Command+Space and search for aries. |
| Linux and ChromeOS | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2648, then press Enter or the space bar. This works in GTK applications and with IBus. |
| Microsoft Word | Type 2648 in the document, then press Alt and X together with the cursor immediately after the last digit. Word replaces the digits with ♈. |
| Google Docs | Insert, then Special characters, then paste U+2648 or type aries in the search box. You can also draw the shape in the sketch pad on the right. |
| Excel and Google Sheets | Use the formula UNICHAR(9800) in a cell. Copy the cell and paste it as a value if you want the character rather than the formula. |
| HTML | Write ♈ or ♈. There is no standard named entity for this character. On a page served as UTF-8 the character itself also works. |
| CSS | Use content: "\2648" inside a ::before or ::after rule. Terminate the escape with a space if the next character is also a hexadecimal digit. |
| JavaScript | The escape \u2648 produces this character inside a string literal, and the same escape is valid in JSON. |
More detail per platform: Windows alt codes, special characters on a Mac, special characters in Word and HTML entities.
Frequently asked questions
How do I copy the aries symbol?
Click the ♈ above or the copy button and it is placed on your clipboard. Paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. It is a real text character, so it works in documents, chats and code.
What is the Unicode code point for aries?
The aries has the Unicode code point U+2648. In HTML you can write it as ♈ or ♈.
Is the aries an emoji or a text character?
It is a plain Unicode text character, not an image or an emoji sticker. That means the ♈ inherits the surrounding font, size and color wherever you paste it, and it works in places emoji often do not, such as usernames, file names and code.
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