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Leo Emoji ♌

What ♌ means

A looping white line on a purple square that curls in near the base and sweeps up into a long, curving tail. It's a stylized take on a lion — the loop as the head and mane, the tail flicking up and over.

The ♌ Leo emoji refers to the fifth zodiac, and to the 'Lion' as the name itself suggests. Nonetheless, it signifies the array of typical attributes and aspects of the Leo zodiac, along with references to the constellation.

How and when to use it

If you're sending a Leo horoscope post to someone, or if you're texting the zodiacal implications of someone's choices, random encounters, etc., you can use ♌. Like, "Oh, poor Leo ♌. It's predicted that you'll have the most unimpressive small talk today".
You could also use ♌ while sharing pictures of Leo's zodiac animal, the Lion! This application extends even to all those motivational quotes with the face of a lion in the background.
Even while giving a shoutout to all the Leo zodiac members in the comments section or in your social media stories, ♌ becomes mandatory.
While sharing those gorgeous zodiac sign based makeup posts, clothing/fashion reposts, or even astrologically embedded content about Leo precisely, use ♌.

Other Names

♌ Leo Zodiac
♌ Leo Symbol
♌ The Lion
♌ Horoscope
♌ Astrology
♌ Leo Zodiac Sign
♌ Sun Sign and Moon Sign

♌ in real conversations

What does ♌ mean in texting?

It's Leo, the lion sign, for birthdays from about July 23 to August 22 — and in texting it usually signals big, confident, main-character energy, the kind of personality most horoscope writing pins squarely on this sign. "Classic Leo behavior" is a common caption for someone showing off, mostly in an affectionate way.

What's 'Leo season' about on social media?

It's the stretch of late July into August when Leos celebrate their own birthdays with an enthusiasm other signs get teased for lacking. The joke practically writes itself, since Leo's whole reputation is bold and attention-loving, so "it's Leo season" works as both a calendar note and a gentle roast at once.

Why does the ♌ symbol curl like that?

It's a stylized sketch of a lion's head and mane, the curve meant to suggest the mane sweeping back from the face. Leo takes its animal from a lion in Greek mythology, tied to the constellation of the same name, even though the emoji itself barely resembles an actual lion at a glance.

The lowdown

Category: Symbols › zodiac
Codepoints: U+264C
Emoji version: Emoji 0.6
Shortcodes: :leo:
Keywords: horoscope, Leo, lion, zodiac

How it looks across platforms

Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.