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Yin yang symbol ☯

Yin yang (☯) is Unicode U+262F. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

The yin-yang represents balance between opposite but complementary forces in Taoist thought.

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 262f.

Windows

Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ☯.

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 262F and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “yin yang” 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 262f, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 262F, then press Alt+X.

Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “yin yang”.

Codes for ☯

UnicodeU+262F
Official nameYIN YANG
BlockMiscellaneous Symbols
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal☯
HTML hex☯
CSScontent: "\262F";
JavaScript"\u262F"
Python"\u262F"
UTF-8 bytesE2 98 AF
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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