SYMBOL
☼ White Sun With Rays
Unicode information
White Sun With RaysWHITE SUN WITH RAYSU+263C☼☼\263c\u263CWeather17.0Meaning of ☼ White Sun With Rays
The ☼ character is listed as White Sun With Rays in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is WHITE SUN WITH RAYS. It is related to weather, climate or meteorological phenomena.
Common uses
- Weather and forecasts.
- Weather iconography.
- Themed documentation and text.
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 White Sun With Rays, then double-click it to insert the character.
Microsoft Word
Type 263C 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 263c, 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.
☼☼\263c\u263C\u263C☼Usage examples
☼ — White Sun With RaysUnicode: U+263CHTML: ☼