♈

♈ U+2648, ♈ ARIES ← ♇ [U+2647] Miscellaneous Symbols ♉ → [U+2649]

On this 16th-century clock-face, Aries (from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock on the outer dial, to the left of Saturn/Saturnday) indicates April.

Translingual

Alternative forms

The horns at top may be strongly spiraled.

Etymology

A depiction of a ram's face and horns.

Symbol

♈︎

1. (astrology) The symbol for the sign Aries.
2. (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Aries.
3. (rare) March
4. (alchemy, archaic) calcination

(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♈︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Aries, here ε ♈︎ (Epsilon Arietis) in line 21.

Presentations of ♈︎

Text style	Emoji style
♈︎	♈️
Note: Character's appearance may be different on each system. Text style is forced with ︎ and emoji style with ️

Derived terms

• 🜴, 🜟

Gallery

• 
  A glyph from 1493
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  A glyph from the 1500s
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  A glyph from ca. 1750
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  A glyph from 1840
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  A glyph from 1908
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  Font variant
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  The symbol on a background colored as Mars, the ruling planet
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  An iconic variant
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  Coin with symbol and icon

See also

Zodiac signs (translingual) (layout · text)
ariēs	taurus	geminī	cancer
leō	virgō	lībra	scorpiō
sagittārius	capricornus	aquārius	piscēs