Emoji 4
female sign
Also known as female, sign, woman
The female sign emoji shows the Venus symbol, a circle with a small cross below, representing the female sex.
Meaning
The female sign is the traditional symbol for the female sex, derived from the astronomical and astrological symbol for the planet Venus. People use it to indicate gender, refer to women, and discuss topics related to femininity, biology, or women's spaces and events.
Unicode name
Unicode defines this character as the female sign, the Venus symbol used to denote the female sex in biology and related contexts.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple's design shows the female sign as a purple circle with a small cross beneath it, rendered in a glossy style.
Google
Google's Noto design shows the female sign as a purple circle with a cross below, drawn in a flat, simple style.
Twitter
Twitter's Twemoji design shows the female sign as a solid purple circle with a small cross underneath.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does ♀️ female sign belong to?
♀️ female sign belongs to the symbols category, which contains 224 emojis.
Which Unicode version added ♀️ female sign?
♀️ female sign was added in Emoji 4. Its codepoint is U+2640, made up of 1 code points.
