Copy solar rays, crescent moons, lunar phases, and astrological celestial text symbols.
Need to type these symbols directly using physical keyboard shortcuts on Windows? Use the following Alt Code chart:
| Symbol | Name | Windows Alt Code | Unicode Hex | HTML Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ☼ | White Sun with Rays | Alt + 15 | U+263C |
☼ |
| ☀ | Black Sun with Rays | Alt + 9728 | U+2600 |
☀ |
| ☽ | First Quarter Moon (Crescent) | Alt + 9789 | U+263D |
☽ |
| ☾ | Last Quarter Moon (Crescent) | Alt + 9790 | U+263E |
☾ |
| ❂ | Circled Open Centre Eight Pointed Star Sun | Alt + 10050 | U+2742 |
❂ |
| 🌕 | Full Moon Emoji | Alt + 127765 | U+1F315 |
🌕 |
| 🌙 | Crescent Moon Emoji | Alt + 127769 | U+1F319 |
🌙 |
| 🪐 | Ringed Planet (Saturn) | Alt + 129680 | U+1FA90 |
🪐 |
The duality of the Sun (vitality, conscious energy, day) and the Moon (intuition, subconscious, night, mystery) has captivated human mythology since the dawn of civilization. In modern digital bios and usernames, sun and moon symbols (☼ ☽ ☾) impart a timeless astrological, mystical, and poetic ambiance.
You can track or display the entire lunar cycle across your social media headers: 🌑 🌒 🌓 🌔 🌕 🌖 🌗 🌘
Hold down the Alt key and type 15 on the numeric keypad to produce the classic white sun with rays (☼).
Hold Alt and type 9789 on the numeric keypad to insert the first quarter crescent moon (☽), or Alt + 9790 for the last quarter crescent moon (☾).
They often symbolize balance (like Yin and Yang), day and night routines, personal astrology (Sun sign vs. Moon sign), or a bohemian celestial lifestyle.