♋


♋ U+264B, ♋
CANCER
← ♊
[U+264A] 		Miscellaneous Symbols ♌ →
[U+264C]

Translingual

Etymology

A pair of crab claws.

Symbol

♋︎

  1. (astrology) The symbol for the sign Cancer.
  2. (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Cancer.
  3. (rare) June[1]
  4. (alchemy, archaic) dissolve
    Synonyms: 🝡, 🝢
  5. (botany, obsolete) dioecious[2]
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ♋︎ for stars in the constellation of Cancer, here δ ♋︎ (Delta Cancri).
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ♋︎ for stars in the constellation of Cancer, here δ ♋︎ (Delta Cancri).
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 ️


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
  2. “Botanical symbols: a new symbol set for new images”, in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society‎, volume 162, issue 2, February 2010, →DOI, retrieved 2023-03-06, pages 117–129
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