U+262E · Miscellaneous Symbols

Peace Symbol ☮

The peace symbol, a circle with a vertical line and two lines angled downward, was designed in 1958 for the British nuclear disarmament movement. It became a worldwide emblem of peace and the anti-war movement, and today it appears in messages, art, apparel and social media bios.

UnicodeU+262E

HTML☮

☮︎U+262E

Character codes

Unicode code point	`U+262E`
Decimal	`9774`
HTML (hex)	`☮`
HTML (decimal)	`☮`
CSS	`\262E`
JavaScript	`\u262E`
Python	`\u262E`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 98 AE`
UTF-16	`262E`
URL-encoded	`%E2%98%AE`

Character details

Official name	PEACE SYMBOL
Unicode block	Miscellaneous Symbols
General category	Other Symbol (So)
SymbolHero category	Miscellaneous Symbols
Emoji	Yes – has an emoji presentation

How to type ☮

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji panel, then type “peace symbol”.
In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 262E then press Alt + X.
Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “peace symbol”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “peace symbol”, and double-click the result.
With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 262E.

iPhone & Android

Open the emoji keyboard on iPhone or Android and search “peace symbol”.
Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “peace symbol” or enter U+262E.
HTML: ☮
Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9774)

Examples

☮ Peace and love
Make art, not war ☮
☮ Stay calm

Good to know

Tip: On emoji-capable devices it may render as a purple emoji; use a font with the text glyph if you need a plain symbol.

Display: the character itself is always the same code point, but its shape comes from the font on the device showing it. If you see an empty box, the font lacks this glyph—the text is still correct.