Sextile ⚹
The astrological symbol for a sextile, when two planets are 60° apart. It's shaped like a six-armed asterisk.
Sextile codes
| Unicode | U+26B9 |
| Official name | SEXTILE |
| Unicode block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| HTML (hex) | ⚹ |
| HTML (decimal) | ⚹ |
| CSS | content: "\26B9"; |
| JavaScript | "\u26B9" |
| Python | "\N{SEXTILE}" |
| URL-encoded | %E2%9A%B9 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9A B9 |
How to type ⚹
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer and search for “sextile”. Or switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option and type
26B9. - Windows: in Word, type
26B9and press Alt + X. Windows has no Alt code for this character, so copying it from this page is the fastest route in other apps. - Chromebook and Linux: press Ctrl + Shift + U, type
26b9, then press Space or Enter. - iPhone and Android: copy it from this page, then save it as a text replacement so a short code like
;asttypes it for you. Here's how on iPhone.
What the sextile is used for
- Astrology charts and horoscope text.
- Astronomy and astrology notation.
- A six-armed asterisk lookalike when you need a distinct character.
Good to know
It's in the same astrological group as the symbols for conjunction ☌ and opposition ☍. Six arms 60° apart is the geometric reason it looks like an asterisk.
Will it show up? Not in every default font. Symbol and math fonts include it, but some phones show a box.