U+262A, ☪
STAR AND CRESCENT

[U+2629]
Miscellaneous Symbols
[U+262B]

Translingual

Etymology

A star and crescent, and ancient symbol originally representing either the Sun and Moon or the Moon and Venus.

Symbol

☪︎

  1. Symbol of the Ottoman Empire.
  2. Symbol of Islam.
  3. Marks a mosque on a map.


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