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Mercury Symbol (☿)

☿ is Mercury: the winged helmet and caduceus of the messenger god combined, used for the planet Mercury, the metal mercury in alchemy, and — in biology — a hermaphrodite organism.

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Mercury · U+263F · Zodiac Symbols

Click the symbol or the button to copy it, then paste it anywhere — documents, messages, bios and code.

Mercury Symbol codes

Code	Value
Unicode code point	`U+263F`
Unicode name	`Mercury`
HTML named entity	None — use the decimal or hex code below
HTML decimal	`☿`
HTML hex	`☿`
CSS content code	`\263F`
JavaScript / JSON	`\u263F`
Windows Alt code	No standard Alt code — copy it from the card above

Mercury Symbol variants (8)

8 related glyphs — click any tile to copy it. Tiles with a page open that symbol's own page.

♀Female Sign ♂Male Sign♁Earth♃Jupiter♄Saturn♅Uranus♆Neptune♇Pluto

Meaning & usage

☿ is Mercury: the winged helmet and caduceus of the messenger god combined, used for the planet Mercury, the metal mercury in alchemy, and — in biology — a hermaphrodite organism. It sits in the same family as ♀ Venus and ♂ Mars.

Examples in use

Copy ☿ into a post, document or message

How to type the mercury symbol

Windows

There is no Alt code or direct key for ☿. In Microsoft Word, type 263F and press Alt+X to convert it. Everywhere else, click the Copy button at the top of this page and paste it (Ctrl+V) — that always works.

Mac

There is no Option-key shortcut for ☿ on a Mac. Open the Character Viewer with Control+Command+Space, search for "Mercury Symbol", and double-click to insert — or copy it from this page.

iPhone & Android

Most phone keyboards have no built-in key for ☿. Open this page on your phone, tap Copy, then paste it into your message or bio. (On Android, Gboard's emoji search finds some symbols by name.)

Linux

Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 263f and press Enter (works in most GTK apps and terminals with IBus). Or copy it from this page.

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the ☿ symbol?

Click the big ☿ in the card at the top of this page — it copies as a standard Unicode character (U+263F) and pastes anywhere.

How do I type ☿ on a keyboard?

There is no standard keyboard shortcut or Alt code for ☿. Copy it from this page, or in Microsoft Word type 263F and press Alt+X.

Why does ☿ sometimes show as a box or question mark?

The box (called tofu) means the device or font viewing it has no drawing for U+263F (Mercury). The character itself is fine — try a different font or a newer device, or use one of the variants on this page.

Is the Mercury Symbol free to use?

Yes. ☿ is a standard Unicode text character published in the Unicode Character Database. You may use it in personal and commercial documents, designs and products without permission or payment.