U+2648, ♈
ARIES

[U+2647]
Miscellaneous Symbols
[U+2649]
On this 16th-century clock-face, Aries (from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock on the outer dial, to the left of Saturn/Saturnday) indicates April.

Translingual

Alternative forms

The horns at top may be strongly spiraled.

Etymology

A depiction of a ram's face and horns.

Symbol

♈︎

  1. (astrology) The symbol for the sign Aries.
  2. (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Aries.
  3. (rare) March[1]
  4. (alchemy, archaic) calcination
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol for stars in the constellation of Aries, here ε (Epsilon Arietis) in line 21.


Presentations of ♈
Text
style
Emoji
style
Note: Character's appearance
may be different on each system.
Text style is forced with ︎
and emoji style with ️

Derived terms

See also

Zodiac signs (translingual) (layout · text)
ariēs taurus geminī cancer
leō virgō lībra scorpiō
sagittārius capricornus aquārius piscēs

References

  1. Rudolf Koch (1955 [1930]) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 55
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