Cancer
Cancer meaning
The crab, fourth sign of the zodiac, roughly 21 June to 22 July. A water sign ruled by the Moon, Cancer is associated with emotion, home and a protective shell — soft inside, armoured outside. It is the sign most linked to nurturing and to feeling things deeply.
Meaning
The crab, fourth sign of the zodiac, roughly 21 June to 22 July. A water sign ruled by the Moon, Cancer is associated with emotion, home and a protective shell — soft inside, armoured outside. It is the sign most linked to nurturing and to feeling things deeply. Note that the emoji and the illness share a name, which occasionally produces genuinely awkward misreadings in search and in messages.
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How to use it
- Cancer season, everyone go home and cry ♋
- Soft inside, shell outside ♋
- July baby ♋
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 99 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kreef-sterrebeeld |
| አማርኛ | ካንሰር |
| العربية | السرطان |
| অসমীয়া | কৰ্কট ৰাশি |
| azərbaycan | xərçəng |
| башҡорт | Ҡыҫала |
| беларуская | знак задыяка Рак |
| български | зодиакален знак рак |
| বাংলা | কর্কট |
| bosanski | znak rak |
| català | Càncer |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏓᏰᏍᎩ |
| čeština | rak |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | Рак зодиак палли |
| Cymraeg | y Cranc |
| Deutsch | Krebs (Sternzeichen) |
| dolnoserbšćina | Rak (gwězdne znamje) |
| Ελληνικά | Καρκίνος |
| English | Cancer |
| español | Cáncer |
| eesti | Vähk |
| euskara | cancer |
| فارسی | برج سرطان |
| suomi | rapu-merkki |
| Filipino | Cancer |
| føroyskt | Krabbin |
| français | cancer |
| Gaeilge | an Portán |
| Gàidhlig | Am Partan |
| galego | Cáncer |
| ગુજરાતી | કર્ક |
| Hausa | Ƙaguwa ta Falaki |
| עברית | מזל סרטן |
| हिन्दी | कर्क |
| hrvatski | astrološki znak raka |
| hornjoserbšćina | Rak (hwězdne znamjo) |
| magyar | rák csillagjegy |
| հայերեն | Խեցգետին |
| Indonesia | Cancer |
| íslenska | krabbinn |
| italiano | Segno zodiacale del Cancro |
| 日本語 | かに座 |
| Jawa | Lintang Cancer |
| ქართული | კირჩხიბი |
| қазақ тілі | шаян белгісі |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | شايان بەلگىسى |
| ខ្មែរ | សញ្ញាតារាសាស្ត្រអ៊ឺរ៉ុបប្រភទទី៤ ក្តាម |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕರ್ಕಾಟಕ |
| 한국어 | 게자리 |
| कोंकणी | कर्क |
| кыргызча | бөйөн жылдызы |
| ລາວ | ລາສີກົດ |
| lietuvių | vėžys |
| latviešu | zodiaka zīme Vēzis |
| македонски | хороскопски знак рак |
| മലയാളം | കർക്കടകം |
| монгол | мэлхийн орд |
| मराठी | कर्क रास |
| Melayu | Cancer |
| မြန်မာ | ကရကဋ် |
| नेपाली | कर्कट |
| Nederlands | kreeft (sterrenbeeld) |
| norsk | Krepsen |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କର୍କଟ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕਰਕ ਰਾਸ਼ੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Kánsa |
| polski | Rak |
| پښتو | د سرطان ناروغي |
| português | signo de Câncer |
| română | zodia Rac |
| русский | знак зодиака Рак |
| سنڌي | برج سرطان |
| တႆး | ၵရၵႃ |
| සිංහල | කටක |
| slovenčina | znamenie raka |
| slovenščina | rak |
| Soomaali | naaf |
| shqip | gaforrja |
| српски | рак у хороскопу |
| srpski | rak u horoskopu |
| svenska | Kräftan |
| Kiswahili | nyota ya kaa |
| தமிழ் | கடகம் |
| తెలుగు | కర్కాటకరాశి |
| ไทย | ราศีกรกฎ |
| ትግርኛ | መንሽሮ |
| türkmen dili | Seretan |
| lea fakatonga | ʻUo (pupunga) |
| Türkçe | yengeç burcu |
| українська | Рак |
| اردو | برج سرطان |
| o‘zbek | qisqichbaqa burji |
| Tiếng Việt | cung Cự Giải |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Cancer |
| 粵語 | 巨蟹座 |
| 粤语 | 巨蟹座 |
| 中文 | 巨蟹座 |
| 繁體中文 | 巨蟹座 |
| isiZulu | cancer |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+264B U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :cancer:
- Category
- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the Cancer emoji (♋️) mean?
- The crab, fourth sign of the zodiac, roughly 21 June to 22 July. A water sign ruled by the Moon, Cancer is associated with emotion, home and a protective shell — soft inside, armoured outside. It is the sign most linked to nurturing and to feeling things deeply.
- How do you type the Cancer emoji?
- Copy the Cancer emoji ♋️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the Cancer emoji in?
- The Cancer emoji belongs to the Symbols category.
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