Windows
2 options- In Word / Outlook: type 26A6 then press Alt + X.
- Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.
Male With Stroke Sign Symbol
A symbol from the Gender Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- ⚦
- Unicode
- U+26A6
- HTML entity
- ⚦
- Category
- Gender Symbols
Export
Download Male With Stroke Sign as SVG or PNG — or add a caption to make a labelled icon, badge or sticker.
Background
Previewtransparent background
Fill color applies to monochrome symbols; multicolor emoji keep their own colors. Add a circle/rounded background to make an app icon or avatar. Exports are self-contained; the SVG embeds the glyph's font. Without a background, exports are transparent.
7 of 18 in the gender symbols collection
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.
macOS
2 options- Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 26A6.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.
Linux
1 step- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 26A6, then press Enter or Space.
Copy in every format
Every form of this character — for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, URLs and more. Click any value to copy.
Related gender symbols
Other gender symbols you can copy and paste — explore similar Unicode characters from the same family.
- ♀Female SignCopy the female sign symbol→
- ♂Male SignCopy the male sign symbol→
- ⚢Doubled Female SignCopy the doubled female sign symbol→
- ⚣Doubled Male SignCopy the doubled male sign symbol→
- ⚤Interlocked Female And Male SignCopy the interlocked female and male sign symbol→
- ⚥Male And Female SignCopy the male and female sign symbol→
- ⚧Male With Stroke And Male And Female SignCopy the male with stroke and male and female sign symbol→
- ⚨Vertical Male With Stroke SignCopy the vertical male with stroke sign symbol→
- ⚩Horizontal Male With Stroke SignCopy the horizontal male with stroke sign symbol→
- ⚲NeuterCopy the neuter symbol→
- ⚭Marriage SymbolCopy the marriage symbol symbol→
- ⚮Divorce SymbolCopy the divorce symbol symbol→
Explore related collections
Browse other symbol families that pair well with gender symbols.