White Sun With Rays

Represented as a hollow circle surrounded by sixteen short strokes, White Sun With Rays is a typographic symbol categorized within the Miscellaneous Symbols block. While it lacks a phonetic pronunciation in standard speech, it is often read as sun, sunlight, or fair weather depending on its placement. It functions as a non-alphabetic character in the Common script, designed to provide a stylistic alternative to solid astronomical icons or standard emojis.

Users typically employ this character in social media posts and digital messaging to denote sunny weather conditions or brighten a line of text. Within the curated Zodiac and Planets category, it serves as a traditional astronomical shorthand for the Sun, appearing in astrological charts and horoscopes alongside planetary glyphs. It also appears in legacy terminal interfaces and text-based adventure games as a map marker or an indicator of daytime cycles.