Short answer: On Windows, hold Alt and type the sign’s code on the numeric keypad — 9800 for ♈ Aries through 9811 for ♓ Pisces. In Word, type the hex (2648 for ♈) and press Alt + X. On a Mac or phone, copy your sign from the tool below.
Tap to copy a zodiac sign
The twelve zodiac signs — ♈ Aries to ♓ Pisces — are popular in bios, captions, journals and profiles. They aren’t on any keyboard, but they sit together in one tidy Unicode block, so the codes follow a simple sequence. This guide covers all twelve, plus the related planet symbols (including the Venus ♀ and Mars ♂ signs), on every platform. It’s part of the Stars & Hearts hub.
The 12 zodiac signs
| Symbol | Sign | Dates | Windows | Unicode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♈ | Aries | Mar 21 – Apr 19 | Alt + 9800 | U+2648 |
| ♉ | Taurus | Apr 20 – May 20 | Alt + 9801 | U+2649 |
| ♊ | Gemini | May 21 – Jun 20 | Alt + 9802 | U+264A |
| ♋ | Cancer | Jun 21 – Jul 22 | Alt + 9803 | U+264B |
| ♌ | Leo | Jul 23 – Aug 22 | Alt + 9804 | U+264C |
| ♍ | Virgo | Aug 23 – Sep 22 | Alt + 9805 | U+264D |
| ♎ | Libra | Sep 23 – Oct 22 | Alt + 9806 | U+264E |
| ♏ | Scorpio | Oct 23 – Nov 21 | Alt + 9807 | U+264F |
| ♐ | Sagittarius | Nov 22 – Dec 21 | Alt + 9808 | U+2650 |
| ♑ | Capricorn | Dec 22 – Jan 19 | Alt + 9809 | U+2651 |
| ♒ | Aquarius | Jan 20 – Feb 18 | Alt + 9810 | U+2652 |
| ♓ | Pisces | Feb 19 – Mar 20 | Alt + 9811 | U+2653 |
In Word, use the hex + Alt + X instead: 2648 → ♈, up to 2653 → ♓. (Dates are the common tropical-astrology ranges and shift by a day some years.)
Windows
Turn on Num Lock, hold Alt, and type the sign’s code on the numeric keypad (not the top-row numbers): Alt + 9800 for ♈, counting up to Alt + 9811 for ♓. Release Alt and the symbol appears. These are Unicode decimal codes and work in Unicode-aware apps.
No numeric keypad? Press Win + . (or Win + ;) to open the emoji and symbols panel and type zodiac to filter the signs. If a code returns the wrong character, you’re on the number row — see why Alt codes don’t work.
Mac
macOS has no dedicated Option shortcut for zodiac signs. Two routes:
- Character Viewer: press Control + Command + Space, search the sign name (aries, leo) or zodiac, and double-click to insert.
- Unicode Hex Input: with that input source enabled, hold Option and type the four-digit hex — Option + 2648 gives ♈.
iPhone and Android
The default keyboards don’t include the plain text zodiac signs. Copy them from the tool above, or use the emoji keyboard, which has the zodiac emoji (♈️ ♉️ … ♓️) — the colourful versions, which can look different from the text symbols. For your own sign, save a text replacement (iPhone: Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement; Android: Personal dictionary) mapping a word like myleo to ♌.
Word and Google Docs
Microsoft Word: type the hex and press Alt + X — 2648 → ♈ through 2653 → ♓. You’ll also find them under Insert → Symbol → More Symbols in the Miscellaneous Symbols block.
Google Docs: go to Insert → Special characters and search the sign name or zodiac.
Chromebook
Press Ctrl + Shift + U, release, type the hex (2648 for ♈), then Enter. Or open the emoji/symbol picker with Launcher + Shift + Space and search zodiac.
Linux
In most GTK/IBus apps, press Ctrl + Shift + U, type the hex (2648–2653), then Enter or Space to commit it. If that shortcut isn’t enabled, open the Characters / gucharmap app and search the sign name. Zodiac signs have no Compose-key sequence, so the Unicode-entry method is the reliable one.
HTML, CSS and code
The zodiac signs use numeric entities — ♈ for ♈ up to ♓ for ♓ (there are no named entities for the signs). Because the block is contiguous from U+2648, you can generate them in code: in JavaScript, String.fromCodePoint(0x2648 + i) for i from 0 to 11 gives Aries through Pisces. In CSS use the escaped point, e.g. content:"\2648"; in JavaScript a string literal is "\u2648".
Planet symbols (and the ♀ ♂ gender signs)
Astrology and astronomy also use the planet symbols, which live just before and after the zodiac block:
| Symbol | Planet | Windows | Unicode |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☉ | Sun | Alt + 9737 | U+2609 |
| ☽ | Moon | Alt + 9789 | U+263D |
| ☿ | Mercury | Alt + 9791 | U+263F |
| ♀ | Venus | Alt + 12 or 9792 | U+2640 |
| ♂ | Mars | Alt + 11 or 9794 | U+2642 |
| ♃ | Jupiter | Alt + 9795 | U+2643 |
| ♄ | Saturn | Alt + 9796 | U+2644 |
| ♅ | Uranus | Alt + 9797 | U+2645 |
| ♆ | Neptune | Alt + 9798 | U+2646 |
| ♇ | Pluto | Alt + 9799 | U+2647 |
Here’s the useful crossover: the Venus symbol ♀ and the Mars symbol ♂ are the same characters as the female and male gender signs. Botanist Carl Linnaeus borrowed the planet symbols for male, female and hermaphrodite flowers, and they became the standard sex symbols in biology, medicine and genealogy. So ♀ (U+2640) works for both “Venus” and “female”, and ♂ (U+2642) for both “Mars” and “male”. They even have the short legacy codes Alt + 12 (♀) and Alt + 11 (♂), and named HTML entities ♀ and ♂.
Troubleshooting
| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| Alt + 9800 does nothing | Num Lock off, or you used the top-row numbers. Use the numeric keypad. |
| Laptop has no numpad | Use Win + . (search zodiac), Word’s 2648 + Alt + X, or copy from above. |
| Sign shows as a colour emoji | You inserted the zodiac emoji (♈️) rather than the text symbol (♈). Use the text version for monochrome. |
| I need Ophiuchus | The occasional “13th sign” is ⛎ (U+26CE, Alt + 9934) — not one of the traditional twelve. |
| Sign shows as a box ▯ | The font lacks the glyph. Switch to Segoe UI Symbol, Arial or a similar font. More: symbol showing as a box. |
Frequently asked questions
How do you type zodiac sign symbols on Windows?
Turn on Num Lock, hold Alt, and type the sign’s code on the numeric keypad: 9800 for ♈ Aries, counting up to 9811 for ♓ Pisces. In Word you can instead type the hex (2648 for ♈) and press Alt + X.
How do you type zodiac symbols on a Mac?
There’s no dedicated Option shortcut. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search the sign name or “zodiac”, and double-click it. With Unicode Hex Input enabled, you can also hold Option and type the four-digit hex, such as Option + 2648 for ♈.
Are the Venus ♀ and Mars ♂ symbols the same as the gender symbols?
Yes. The Venus symbol ♀ (U+2640) is also the female sign, and the Mars symbol ♂ (U+2642) is also the male sign — the same characters are used for both the planets and for sex in biology and genealogy. On Windows they also have short codes: Alt + 12 for ♀ and Alt + 11 for ♂.
Is there a zodiac symbol on the phone keyboard?
Not the plain text signs. Use the emoji keyboard for the zodiac emoji (♈️ to ♓️), or copy the text symbols and, for your own sign, save it as a text replacement.
What order do the zodiac signs go in?
They run Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, and their Unicode points are contiguous from U+2648 (Aries) to U+2653 (Pisces).
What are the Unicode code points and HTML entities for the zodiac signs?
The signs run from U+2648 (♈ Aries) to U+2653 (♓ Pisces). In HTML they use numeric entities from ♈ (♈) to ♓ (♓); there are no named entities for the signs.
Recap
- Zodiac → Windows Alt + 9800 (♈) to 9811 (♓); Word 2648–2653 then Alt + X.
- Planets → Alt + 9737–9799; Venus ♀ = Alt + 12, Mars ♂ = Alt + 11.
- Mac / phone → Character Viewer, or copy from the tool above.
- ♀ and ♂ double as the female and male symbols.
Written by Igor R.. Tested on Windows 11, macOS, iOS, Android, ChromeOS, Linux, Word and Google Docs. Last updated July 2026. Symbol code points follow the Unicode Standard.