SYMBOL
⚩ Horizontal Male With Stroke Sign
Unicode information
Horizontal Male With Stroke SignHORIZONTAL MALE WITH STROKE SIGNU+26A9⚩⚩\26a9\u26A9Other17.0Meaning of ⚩ Horizontal Male With Stroke Sign
The ⚩ character is listed as Horizontal Male With Stroke Sign in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is HORIZONTAL MALE WITH STROKE SIGN. Unicode encodes it as a distinct symbol. For specialist characters, the exact meaning is defined by the standard or notation system to which it belongs.
Common uses
- Copy and paste it into any Unicode-compatible app.
- Use it in documents or text that require this exact character.
- Reference it by its Unicode code point in technical contexts.
How to type ⚩ on Windows, Mac and mobile
Windows
The universal method is to use Copy on this page and paste ⚩. On Windows 10/11 you can press Win + . and browse the Symbols section, or open Character Map (charmap) to locate characters supported by your fonts.
Mac
Press Control + Command + Space to open Character Viewer, search for Horizontal Male With Stroke Sign, then double-click it to insert the character.
Microsoft Word
Type 26A9 without U+, then immediately press Alt + X. Word converts the code into ⚩. You can also use Insert → Symbol.
Google Docs
Open Insert → Special characters and search by name, or paste ⚩ directly. For emoji, you can also use your operating system emoji picker.
iPhone / iPad
iOS does not provide a direct Unicode-code entry method for every symbol. Copy ⚩ from SymbolDex or check long-press variants on related keys. For frequent use, create a shortcut under Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement.
Android
Availability varies by Android keyboard. In Gboard, browse the symbols panel and long-press related keys for variants. If it is not available, copy ⚩ from SymbolDex and paste it where needed.
Linux
In many Linux apps using GTK/IBus, press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 26a9, then confirm with Enter or Space. If your app does not support this method, copy and paste ⚩.
Web and programming codes
Copy the representation you need for HTML, CSS, JavaScript or Python. For emoji sequences, SymbolDex includes every code point in the correct order.
⚩⚩\26a9\u26A9\u26A9⚩Usage examples
⚩ — Horizontal Male With Stroke SignUnicode: U+26A9HTML: ⚩