♋U+264B
Cancer emoji
The astrological sign Cancer, the crab, drawn as two interlocking curls that suggest claws. In Western astrology it covers roughly late June to late July. People use it for horoscopes and birthdays, and it refers to the zodiac sign rather than the illness.
- Unicode name
- Cancer
- Added
- Emoji 0.6 in 2010
- Code points
- U+264B
- Shortcode
:cancer:- Keywords
- Cancer, crab, horoscope, zodiac
How it looks
How to type ♋
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “Cancer”.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “Cancer”.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “Cancer”.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “Cancer”.
- GitHub
- Type :cancer: in an issue, pull request or comment.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | Cáncer | Cáncer, cangrejo, horóscopo, zodiaco |
| Français | cancer | astrologie, cancer, Cancer, crabe, horoscope, zodiaque |
| Deutsch | Krebs (Sternzeichen) | Krebs, Krebs (Sternzeichen), Sternzeichen |
| Italiano | Segno zodiacale del Cancro | Cancro, oroscopo, segno zodiacale, Segno zodiacale del Cancro, zodiaco |
| Português | signo de Câncer | câncer, caranguejo, signo de Câncer, zodíaco |
| Nederlands | kreeft (sterrenbeeld) | Cancer, dierenriem, horoscoop, kreeft |
| Svenska | Kräftan | Kräftan, stjärntecken |
| Polski | Rak | rak, Rak, znak zodiaku, zodiak |
| Türkçe | yengeç burcu | burçlar, yengeç burcu |
| Русский | знак зодиака Рак | гороскоп, знак, зодиак, рак |
| Українська | Рак | гороскоп, знак зодіаку, зодіак, краб, рак, Рак |
| Ελληνικά | Καρκίνος | ζωδιακός, ζώδιο, κάβουρας, Καρκίνος, ωροσκόπιο |
| العربية | السرطان | أبراج, الأبراج, السرطان, برج, رمز |
| עברית | מזל סרטן | גלגל המזלות, מזל, סרטן |
| فارسی | برج سرطان | برج, تیر, سرطان |
| हिन्दी | कर्क | कर्क, राशि, राशिफल |
| বাংলা | কর্কট | কর্কট, কর্কটরাশি, রাশিচক্র |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Cancer | cancer, Cancer, horoskop, kepiting, zodiak |
| Tiếng Việt | cung Cự Giải | con cua, Cự Giải, cung hoàng đạo, lá số tử vi |
| ไทย | ราศีกรกฎ | จักรราศี, ราศีกรกฎ |
| 日本語 | かに座 | かに座, 星座, 蟹座 |
| 한국어 | 게자리 | 게자리, 별자리, 별점 |
| 中文（简体） | 巨蟹座 | 巨蟹, 巨蟹座, 星座, 螃蟹 |
| 中文（繁體） | 巨蟹座 | 巨蟹座, 星座 |
Names in 96 more languages
| Afrikaans | Kreef-sterrebeeld |
|---|---|
| Akan | Cancer |
| Albanian | gaforrja |
| Amharic | ካንሰር |
| Armenian | Խեցգետին |
| Assamese | কৰ্কট ৰাশি |
| Azerbaijani | xərçəng |
| Bashkir | Ҡыҫала зодиак тамғаһы |
| Basque | cancer |
| Belarusian | знак задыяка Рак |
| Bosnian | znak rak |
| Breton | ar Cʼhrank |
| Bulgarian | зодиакален знак рак |
| Burmese | ကရကဋ် |
| Canadian French | Cancer |
| Cantonese | 巨蟹座 |
| Catalan | Càncer |
| Cherokee | ᎠᏓᏰᏍᎩ |
| Chuvash | Рак зодиак палли |
| Croatian | astrološki znak raka |
| Czech | rak |
| Danish | krebsen |
| Estonian | Vähk |
| European Portuguese | Caranguejo |
| Faroese | Krabbin |
| Filipino | Cancer |
| Finnish | rapu-merkki |
| Galician | Cáncer |
| Georgian | კირჩხიბი |
| Gujarati | કર્ક |
| Hausa | Ƙaguwa ta Falaki |
| Hungarian | rák csillagjegy |
| Icelandic | krabbinn |
| Igbo | Ịzi ọbara |
| Irish | an Portán |
| Javanese | Lintang Cancer |
| Kalaallisut | krebsen |
| Kannada | ಕರ್ಕಾಟಕ |
| Kazakh | шаян белгісі |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | شايان بەلگىسى |
| Khmer | សញ្ញាតារាសាស្ត្រអ៊ឺរ៉ុបប្រភទទី៤ ក្តាម |
| Kinyarwanda | Kanseri |
| Konkani | कर्क |
| Kyrgyz | бөйөн жылдызы |
| Kʼicheʼ | Q’ayik |
| Lao | ລາສີກົດ |
| Latvian | zodiaka zīme Vēzis |
| Lithuanian | vėžys |
| Lower Sorbian | Rak (gwězdne znamje) |
| Luxembourgish | Kriibs (Stärzeechen) |
| Macedonian | хороскопски знак рак |
| Malay | Cancer |
| Malayalam | കർക്കടകം |
| Maltese | Cancer |
| Marathi | कर्क रास |
| Mongolian | мэлхийн орд |
| Māori | Cancer |
| Nepali | कर्कट |
| Nigerian Pidgin | Kánsa |
| Northern Sotho | Cancer |
| Norwegian | Krepsen |
| Odia | କର୍କଟ |
| Oromo | Kaanserii |
| Pashto | د سرطان ناروغي |
| Punjabi | ਕਰਕ ਰਾਸ਼ੀ |
| Punjabi (Arabic) | بُرج سرطان |
| Quechua | Cancer |
| Romanian | zodia Rac |
| Romansh | Giomber (ensaina) |
| Sardinian | sinnu de su càncaru |
| Scottish Gaelic | Am Partan |
| Serbian | рак у хороскопу |
| Serbian (Latin) | rak u horoskopu |
| Shan | ၵရၵႃ |
| Sindhi | برج سرطان |
| Sinhala | කටක |
| Slovak | znamenie raka |
| Slovenian | rak |
| Somali | naaf |
| Swahili | nyota ya kaa |
| Tajik | Саратон |
| Tamil | கடகம் |
| Telugu | కర్కాటకరాశి |
| Tigrinya | መንሽሮ |
| Tongan | ʻUo (pupunga) |
| Tswana | Kankere |
| Turkmen | Seretan |
| Upper Sorbian | Rak (hwězdne znamjo) |
| Urdu | برج سرطان |
| Uyghur | سەرەتان |
| Uzbek | qisqichbaqa burji |
| Welsh | y Cranc |
| Wolof | Kàŋseer |
| Xhosa | I-Cancer |
| Yoruba | Cancer |
| Zulu | cancer |
Codes
- Code points
U+264B- HTML
♋- CSS
\264B- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{264B}- Python
\u264B- UTF-8 bytes
E2 99 8B- UTF-16
264B- URL encoded
%E2%99%8B
Questions
What does the ♋ Cancer emoji mean?
The astrological sign Cancer, the crab, drawn as two interlocking curls that suggest claws. In Western astrology it covers roughly late June to late July. People use it for horoscopes and birthdays, and it refers to the zodiac sign rather than the illness.
How do I type the ♋ emoji?
On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “Cancer”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :cancer:.
When was the ♋ emoji added?
♋ was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.
What is the Unicode code point for ♋?
U+264B. In HTML you can write ♋, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{264B}.