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Male With Stroke Sign Symbol

A symbol from the Gender Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

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Symbol
Unicode
U+26A6
HTML entity
⚦

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About the male with stroke sign symbol

A symbol from the set of gender-related signs, this character depicts a male marker (a circle with an arrow) crossed by a diagonal stroke. It is used in contexts where a specific male-gendered meaning needs to be negated, excluded, or marked as unavailable, such as on signage for men's facilities that are out of order or restricted.

The stroke sign is a typical method in symbol design for indicating prohibition or cancellation, and this character follows that convention. It belongs to the broader collection of miscellaneous symbols that represent human sexes and identities, though it is not an emoji and appears in plain text environments.

How to type Male With Stroke Sign

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options
  1. In Word / Outlook: type 26A6 then press Alt + X.
  2. Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

2 options
  1. Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 26A6.
  2. Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.

Linux

1 step
  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 26A6, then press Enter or Space.

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