Here are various unicode symbols we've collected that people use to represent different communities, identities, and experiences. One might see them in bios/about mes, as part of larger symbols like flags, or elsewhere.
Symbol List
queer
gender & sex
| name |
symbol |
meaning |
HTML entity / Unicode codepoint |
| waving white flag + ZWJ + rainbow |
🏳🌈 |
LGBTQIA2S+, queer, gay, ally |
🏳 + ‍ / ‍ + 🌈 |
| waving white flag + ZWJ + male with stroke & male & female |
🏳⚧ or ⚧ |
trans* |
🏳 + ‍ / ‍ + ⚧ |
| female |
♀ |
female/gal/woman/girl |
♀ / ♀ |
| male |
♂ |
male/guy/man/boy |
♂ / ♂ |
| male and female |
⚥ |
intersex, trans*, androgynous |
⚥ |
| male with stroke |
⚦ |
intersex, trans*, androgyne |
⚦ |
| eris form two |
⯱ |
trans woman |
⯱ |
| mercury |
☿ |
intersex |
☿ |
| squared square |
⧈ |
questioning intersex |
⧈ |
| sublimate of antimony |
🜬 |
nonbinary |
🜬 |
| comet + variation selector-15 |
☄︎ |
maverique, nonbinary |
☄ + ︎ |
| medium white circle + variation selector-15 |
⚪︎ |
agender/genderless, asexual |
⚪ + ︎ |
| neuter |
⚲ |
neuter, neutrois, asexual |
⚲ |
orientation
| name |
symbol |
meaning |
HTML entity / Unicode codepoint |
| waving white flag + ZWJ + rainbow |
🏳🌈 |
LGBTQIA2S+, queer, gay, ally |
🏳 + ‍ / ‍ + 🌈 |
| doubled female |
⚢ |
lesbian |
⚢ |
| doubled male |
⚣ |
gay male |
⚣ |
| interlocked male and female |
⚤ |
straight |
⚤ |
| medium white circle + variation selector-15 |
⚪︎ |
asexual, agender/genderless |
⚪ + ︎ |
| neuter |
⚲ |
asexual, neuter, neutrois |
⚲ |
| spade suit |
♠ or ♤ |
aromantic asexual |
♠ / ♠ / ♠ or ♤ |
| club suit |
♣ or ♧ |
graysexual/romantic |
♣ / ♣ / ♣ or ♧ |
| diamond suit |
♦ or ♢ |
demisexual/romantic |
♦ / ♦ / ♦ or ♢ |
| heart suit |
♥ or ♡ |
alloromantic asexual |
♥ / ♥ / ♥ or ♡ |
alterhuman
| name |
symbol |
meaning |
HTML entity / Unicode codepoint |
| alternative key |
⎇ |
alterhuman |
⎇ |
| leftwards harpoon over rightwards harpoon |
⇋ |
alterbeing |
⇋ / ⇋ / ⇋ / ⇋ |
| capital theta + capital delta |
ΘΔ |
therianthrope |
Θ / Θ + Δ / Δ |
| four pointed star or lowercase delta + asterisk / sparkles |
✧ or δ* or δ✨ |
transspecies |
✧ or δ / δ + * / * / * / ✨ |
| star + superscript 7 |
☆⁷ |
otherkin |
☆ / ☆ + ⁷ |
| fountain pen |
🖋 |
fictionkin |
🖋 |
| chains |
⛓ |
copinglink/otherlink |
⛓ |
| ampersand or linked paperclips or treble clef |
& or 🖇 or 𝄞 |
plural/multiple |
& / & / & or 🖇 or 𝄞 |
disability & neurodiversity
| name |
symbol |
meaning |
HTML entity / Unicode codepoint |
| sun |
☉ |
disability |
☉ |
| wheelchair |
♿ |
disability, accessability |
♿ |
| infinity |
∞ |
neurodiversity or neurodivergence (gold/red for autism) |
∞ / ∞ |
| butterfly |
🦋 |
ADHD |
🦋 |
| white hourglass |
⧖ |
OCD |
⧖ |
| left right wave arrow or 2 hashes |
↭ or ## |
psychosis |
↭ / ↭ / ↭ or # / # × 2 |
| not equal to |
≠ |
persodivergence (personality disorders) |
≠ / ≠ / ≠ |
| crown |
👑 |
narcissistic personality disorder |
👑 |
| black center white star |
✬ |
non-normative communication (non/semi-verbal/speaking, AAC users, etc.) |
✬ |
| ampersand or linked paperclips or treble clef |
& or 🖇 or 𝄞 |
plurality/multiplicity |
& / & / & or 🖇 or 𝄞 |
other
| name |
symbol |
meaning |
HTML entity / Unicode codepoint |
| phi |
φ |
furry fandom |
φ / φ |
