female sign
The female sign represents the female sex and is commonly used to indicate or refer to women, girls, or femininity
Meaning
The female sign represents the female sex and is commonly used to indicate or refer to women, girls, or femininity. In conversation it often appears in discussions of gender, biology, or identity, and can signal support for women's issues or spaces. It is also frequently paired with other symbols to specify a female variant, such as in sports or restroom contexts. Usage can be ambiguous: it may denote biological sex, gender identity, or simply feminine association, so meaning depends on context. Some use it playfully or as a shorthand label rather than a literal statement.
Female sign — Approved as part of Emoji 4.0 in 2016.
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Unicode data
U+2640 U+FE0Ffemale signE2 99 80 EF B8 8FShortcodes
:female_sign:HTML & CSS
♀️♀️\2640 \FE0F Languages
\u{2640}\u{FE0F}\u2640\uFE0F\x{2640}\x{FE0F}\u{2640}\u{FE0F}Encodings
xn--e5h8400f%E2%99%80%EF%B8%8FFrequently asked
What does ♀️ female sign mean?
The female sign represents the female sex and is commonly used to indicate or refer to women, girls, or femininity. In conversation it often appears in discussions of gender, biology, or identity, and can signal support for women's issues or spaces. It is also frequently paired with other symbols to specify a female variant, such as in sports or restroom contexts. Usage can be ambiguous: it may denote biological sex, gender identity, or simply feminine association, so meaning depends on context. Some use it playfully or as a shorthand label rather than a literal statement.
What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for ♀️ female sign?
U+2640 U+FE0F (Unicode 9.0, 2016) · :female_sign:
Which emojis are related to ♀️ female sign?
♂️ male sign, ⚧️ transgender symbol