Gender symbols

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    Gender symbols are graphic designs that represent a gender, such as the Venus symbol for female, and Mars symbol for male. Symbols for nonbinary gender identities explore variations on these. This page gives an incomplete list of symbols for gender identities.

    Symbols based on Venus/Mars paradigm[edit | edit source]

    Like the Venus and Mars symbols for the binary genders, these designs have a large, central circle, just with different prongs, angles, or other details. These designs may also use other astrological symbols.

    Binary gender symbols[edit | edit source]

    These are the basic symbols of the binary genders.

    Symbol Description Unicode
    thumb The Venus symbol, for women. Depicts the handmirror or distaff of the Roman goddess of love. Alchemical symbol for copper. U+2640 ♀
    thumb The Mars symbol, for men. Depicts the shield and spear of the Roman god of war. Alchemical symbol for iron. U+2642 ♂

    Transgender symbols[edit | edit source]

    The transgender symbol has a combination of female, male, and mixed symbols.

    Symbol Description Unicode
    thumb The transgender symbol. A mix of female (Venus), male (Mars), and androgyne (Venus and Mars mixed). This symbol was designed in the 1990s by Holly Boswell, Wendy Parker, and Nancy R. Nangeroni. A specific version-- blue, with rounded line ends, on a lavender triangle-- belongs to Nangeroni, but otherwise the symbol belongs to none and can be used freely.[1] U+26A7 ⚧
    thumb Transfeminism symbol, combining the transgender symbol with the feminism symbol (a Venus symbol containing a fist of power).
    thumb Transgender equality symbol.
    Transcommunist symbol.svg The transcommunist symbol, combining the traditional transgender symbol with the communist hammer and sickle, indicating transgender support of communism and/or queer liberation.

    Ambiguous symbols[edit | edit source]

    There are several common symbols that don't have clearly defined meanings, and may be used to represent various different concepts.

    Symbol Description Unicode
    thumb Symbol for a mix of female (Venus) and male (Mars). Can mean intersex or transgender.[2] Botanical symbol for hermaphrodite. This symbol is also used to represent bigender individuals whose two genders are female and male.[3][4] Can also be interpreted as representing heterosexuality.[5] U+26A5 ⚥
    thumb Androgyne, intersex, or other gender symbol. Made from female (Venus) and male (Mars) symbols. Can point other directions, but meanings of this aren't agreed upon. Also the alchemical symbol for iron sulfate. U+26A8 ⚨ or U+26A6 ⚦ or U+26A9 ⚩

    Nonbinary gender identity symbols[edit | edit source]

    These are symbols for specific nonbinary gender identities. Listed in alphabetical order.

    Symbol Description Unicode
    thumb An agender symbol made by tumblr user system-lgbt. U+2205 ∅
    thumb An aliagender symbol designed by a group of non-binary Brazilians in 2014.[3]
    thumb A demiboy symbol designed by a group of non-binary Brazilians in 2014.[3] It is a Mars symbol with half of the extending arrow removed.
    thumb A demigirl symbol designed by a group of non-binary Brazilians in 2014.[3] It is a Venus symbol with half of the extending cross removed.
    thumb thumb thumb Various genderfluid symbols made by tumblr user system-lgbt.
    thumb An interlocked 'G' and 'Q' symbolizing the genderqueer identity. Dates back to at least 2010.[6]
    thumb A gender symbol meant to represent nonbinary individuals specifically. The use of the "x" was a decision made by the creator (Johnathan R), in 2012, due to the rise of use of "x" as a letter that represents nonbinary individuals both legally and in pronouns and titles.
    thumb An agender symbol. Also a neuter or neutrois symbol. Based