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A gender symbol is a symbol used to denote the sex of a life form or the gender of a human being. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Lifeform is the physical entity which encompasses a life. ... Gender in common usage refers to the sexual distinction between male and female. ...


Their origins

All the gender symbols are derived from astronomical symbols. Chinese Celestial symbols on an antique bronze mirror Astronomical symbols are symbols used to represent various celestial objects, theoretical constructs and observational events in astronomy. ...


Standard gender symbols

From the symbol of Mars (Unicode: U+2642 ). The symbol for a male organism or a man. It is said to be a shield and spear.
From the symbol of Venus (Unicode: U+2640 ). The symbol for a female organism or a woman.
From the symbol of Mercury (Unicode: U+263F ). The symbol for an intersexual or hermaphroditic organism.
From the female and male symbols (Unicode: U+26A5 ). Intersexual or transgender.
Another transgender symbol, a combination of the male and female sign with a third, combined arm representing transgender people (Unicode: U+26A7 ).
Image:Sagittarius symbol.png From the symbol of Sagittarius (Unicode: U+2650 ). The symbol for an organism of unknown sex or gender.[citation needed]
From the symbol of Earth (Unicode: U+2295 ). For generally everything of Earth; .[citation needed]

Other gender symbols in Unicode (Unicode 4.1+ required): Image File history File links Mars_symbol. ... Adjectives: Martian Atmosphere Surface pressure: 0. ... The Unicode Standard, Version 5. ... The shield and spear of the Roman god Mars, which is also the alchemical symbol for iron, represents the male sex. ... “Life on Earth” redirects here. ... Photograph of a nude man by Wilhelm von Gloeden, ca. ... Image File history File links Venus_symbol. ... (*min temperature refers to cloud tops only) Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 9. ... Look up Female in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... “Life on Earth” redirects here. ... Diverse women. ... Image File history File links Mercury_symbol. ... This article is about the planet. ... An intersexual or intersex person (or animal of any unisexual species) is one who is born with genitalia and/or secondary sexual characteristics of indeterminate sex, or which combine features of both sexes. ... The 1st-century BC sculpture The Reclining Hermaphrodite, in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo Alle Terme in Rome A hermaphrodite is an organism that possesses both male and female sex organs during its life. ... Image File history File links Transgender-intersexual_symbol. ... An intersexual or intersex person (or animal of any unisexual species) is one who is born with genitalia and/or secondary sexual characteristics of indeterminate sex, or which combine features of both sexes. ... A transgender person in New York Citys Gay Pride Parade Transgender (IPA: , from trans (Latin) and gender (English) ) is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies that diverge from the normative gender role (woman or man) commonly, but not always, assigned at... Image File history File links Gendersign. ... Image File history File links Sagittarius_symbol. ... For other uses, see Sagittarius. ... Image File history File links Earth_symbol. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... The Unicode Standard, Version 5. ...

  • (Unicode U+26A2): Double female sign
  • (Unicode U+26A3): Double male sign
  • (Unicode U+26A4): Interlocked female and male sign
  • (Unicode U+26A6): Male with stroke sign
  • (Unicode U+26A8): Vertical male with stroke sign
  • (Unicode U+26A9): Horizontal male with stroke sign
  • (Unicode U+26B2): Neuter


See them all at http://www.decodeunicode.org/w3.php?nodeId=70064&page=1&lang=2&zoom=&prop=

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