How to type ☽
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 263d.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ☽.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 263D and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “first quarter moon” and double-click ☽.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ☽ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ☽ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ☽ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ☽ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 263d, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 263D, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “first quarter moon”.
Codes for ☽
| Unicode | U+263D |
|---|---|
| Official name | FIRST QUARTER MOON |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | ☽ |
| HTML hex | ☽ |
| CSS | content: "\263D"; |
| JavaScript | "\u263D" |
| Python | "\u263D" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 98 BD |
☽ in text art
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