U+262C · Other symbol
Adi Shakti Symbol ☬
☬ is adi shakti, U+262C. Unicode also records it as “khanda”. It was added in Unicode 1.1, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Also known as
- khanda
What Unicode says about ☬
Sikh religious symbol
— annotation from the Unicode Standard, NamesList.txt
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+262C | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ☬ | |
| HTML decimal | ☬ | |
| CSS | \262C | |
| JavaScript | \u{262C} | |
| Python | \U0000262C | |
| Java / C# | \u262C | |
| Rust | \u{262c} | |
| Swift | \u{262C} | |
| PHP | \u{262C} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%98%AC | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 98 AC | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 262C | |
| Base64 | 4pis | |
| Decimal | 9772 | |
| Category | Other symbol (So) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 1.1 | |
Will ☬ survive being pasted?
- Normalisation. Yes. ☬ is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
- Legacy encodings. ☬ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
- Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.
Nearby in Miscellaneous Symbols
A broad block covering weather, astrology, chess, music, religion and warning signs. Many members also have an emoji presentation, which is why the same character can look monochrome in one app and full-colour in another.
How to type ☬
| Windows | Type 262C then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “adi shakti” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 262c, press Enter |
| HTML | ☬ |
About Unicode’s Other symbol category
Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type the ☬ adi shakti symbol?
- On Windows, type 262C and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 262c. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ☬?
- Adi Shakti is U+262C. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ☬?
- Adi Shakti is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols block, and was introduced in Unicode 1.1. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.