♋

♋ U+264B, ♋ CANCER ← ♊ [U+264A] Miscellaneous Symbols ♌ → [U+264C]

On this 16th-century clock-face, Cancer (from 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock on the outer dial, just to the right of the sun hand) indicates July.

Translingual

Alternative forms

The strokes coming from the circles may be straight and horizontal, or slightly curved, to forming arcs of a larger circle themselves.

Etymology

A pair of crab claws.

Symbol

♋︎

1. (astrology) The symbol for the sign Cancer.
2. (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Cancer.
3. (rare) June
4. (alchemy, archaic) dissolve

   Synonyms: 🝡, 🝢

5. (botany, obsolete) dioecious

(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♋︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Cancer, here δ ♋︎ (Delta Cancri).

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 ️

Gallery

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  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 the Moon, 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