♎


♎ U+264E, ♎
LIBRA
← ♍
[U+264D] 		Miscellaneous Symbols ♏ →
[U+264F]
On this 16th-century clock-face, Libra (from 3 o'clock to 4 o'clock on the outer dial, just below the moon hand) indicates October.

Translingual

Alternative forms

The curve in the top stroke may vary from a capital Ω-shape to a small bump.

Etymology

A balance (pair of scales).

Symbol

♎︎

  1. (astrology) The symbol for the sign Libra
  2. (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Libra
  3. (alchemy, archaic) Symbol for sublimation
    Synonyms: 🝞, 🝠
  4. (rare) September[1]
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♎︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Libra, here 2 ξ ♎︎ (Xi2 Librae), γ ♎︎ (Gamma Librae), η ♎︎ (Eta Librae), θ ♎︎ (Theta Librae).
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♎︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Libra, here 2 ξ ♎︎ (Xi2 Librae), γ ♎︎ (Gamma Librae), η ♎︎ (Eta Librae), θ ♎︎ (Theta Librae).


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 ️
  • A glyph from 1493
    A glyph from 1493
  • A glyph from the 1500s
    A glyph from the 1500s
  • A glyph from ca. 1750
    A glyph from ca. 1750
  • A glyph from 1840
    A glyph from 1840
  • A glyph from 1908
    A glyph from 1908
  • Font variant
    Font variant
  • The symbol on a background colored as Venus, the ruling planet
    The symbol on a background colored as Venus, the ruling planet
  • Coin with symbol and icon
    Coin with symbol and icon

See also
Zodiac signs (translingual) (layout · text)
ariēs taurus geminī cancer
leō virgō lībra scorpiō
sagittārius capricornus aquārius piscēs

References
  1. Rudolf Koch (1955 [1930]) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 56
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