male sign
male sign meaning
The Mars symbol — a circle with an arrow, used since antiquity for the planet Mars and, since Linnaeus, for the male sex. It appears in biology, medicine and demographics. Unlike its Venus counterpart it carries relatively little political charge, which is itself a fact people have written about at some length.
Meaning
The Mars symbol — a circle with an arrow, used since antiquity for the planet Mars and, since Linnaeus, for the male sex. It appears in biology, medicine and demographics. Unlike its Venus counterpart it carries relatively little political charge, which is itself a fact people have written about at some length.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Gender symbol
How to use it
- Men's health awareness month ♂️
- Marked on the chart ♂️
- The Mars symbol, since Linnaeus ♂️
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 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | manlik-teken |
| አማርኛ | የወንድ ምልክት |
| العربية | رمز ذكر |
| অসমীয়া | পুৰুষ চিহ্ন |
| azərbaycan | kişi işarəsi |
| башҡорт | ир-ат билдәһе |
| беларуская | мужчынскі сімвал |
| български | знак за мъжки пол |
| বাংলা | পুরুষ চিহ্ন |
| bosanski | muško |
| català | símbol masculí |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎪᏟᏍᏙᏗ |
| čeština | symbol mužského pohlaví |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | арҫын палли |
| Cymraeg | arwydd gwrw |
| Deutsch | Männersymbol |
| dolnoserbšćina | symbol za muskecy rod |
| Ελληνικά | αρσενικό |
| English | male sign |
| español | signo masculino |
| eesti | mehesümbol |
| euskara | gizonen ikurra |
| فارسی | نشان مریخ |
| suomi | Mars-symboli |
| Filipino | simbolo ng lalaki |
| føroyskt | mannfólkatekin |
| français | symbole de l’homme |
| Gaeilge | comhartha fireann |
| Gàidhlig | samhla fireann |
| galego | símbolo do home |
| ગુજરાતી | પુરુષ ચિહ્ન |
| Hausa | alamar namiji |
| עברית | סמל גבר |
| हिन्दी | नर चिह्न |
| hrvatski | muški simbol |
| hornjoserbšćina | symbol za muski splah |
| magyar | férfi nem jelképe |
| հայերեն | տղամարդու նշան |
| Indonesia | simbol pria |
| íslenska | karlkyns merki |
| italiano | simbolo genere maschile |
| 日本語 | 男性のマーク |
| Jawa | tandha priya |
| ქართული | მამრობითი |
| қазақ тілі | ер таңбасы |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ەر تاڭباسى |
| ខ្មែរ | ភេទប្រុស |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪುರುಷ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ |
| 한국어 | 남성 기호 |
| कोंकणी | दादलो चिन्न |
| кыргызча | эркек белгиси |
| ລາວ | ສັນຍາລັກຜູ້ຊາຍ |
| lietuvių | vyriškos lyties ženklas |
| latviešu | vīriešu simbols |
| македонски | знак за машко |
| മലയാളം | പുരുഷ ചിഹ്നം |
| монгол | эрэгтэй тэмдэг |
| मराठी | पुरुष चिन्ह |
| Melayu | simbol lelaki |
| မြန်မာ | အဖိုသင်္ကေတ |
| नेपाली | पुरूष चिन्ह |
| Nederlands | mannelijkheidssymbool |
| norsk | mannssymbol |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ପୁରୁଷ ଚିହ୍ନ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪੁਰਸ਼ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Man Sain |
| polski | znak mężczyzny |
| پښتو | نارينه نښه |
| português | símbolo de masculino |
| rumantsch | simbol masculin |
| română | semn masculin |
| русский | мужской символ |
| سنڌي | مرد جي نشاني |
| တႆး | မိၵ်ႈမၢႆၸၢႆး |
| සිංහල | පුරුෂ ලකුණ |
| slovenčina | mužský symbol |
| slovenščina | znak za moški spol |
| Soomaali | calaamad lab |
| shqip | shenja mashkull |
| српски | мушки знак |
| srpski | muški znak |
| svenska | manssymbol |
| Kiswahili | ishara ya jinsia ya kiume |
| தமிழ் | ஆண்களைக் குறிக்கும் சின்னம் |
| తెలుగు | పురుషుల సంకేతం |
| ไทย | สัญลักษณ์เพศชาย |
| ትግርኛ | ናይ ወዲ-ተባዕታይ ምልክት |
| türkmen dili | erkek nyşany |
| lea fakatonga | ʻilonga fakatangata |
| Türkçe | erkek sembolü |
| українська | символ чоловіка |
| اردو | مردوں کیلئے |
| o‘zbek | erkak belgisi |
| Tiếng Việt | ký hiệu nam |
| Èdè Yorùbá | àmì ọkùnrin |
| 粵語 | 男性標誌 |
| 粤语 | 男性标志 |
| 中文 | 男性符号 |
| 繁體中文 | 男 |
| isiZulu | upahwu lwendoda |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+2642 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 4
- Shortcodes
- :male: :male_sign:
- Category
- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the male sign emoji (♂️) mean?
- The Mars symbol — a circle with an arrow, used since antiquity for the planet Mars and, since Linnaeus, for the male sex. It appears in biology, medicine and demographics. Unlike its Venus counterpart it carries relatively little political charge, which is itself a fact people have written about at some length.
- How do you type the male sign emoji?
- Copy the male sign 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 male sign emoji in?
- The male sign emoji belongs to the Symbols category.