What ♏ means
A capital 'M' similar to the one in ♍ Virgo, but designed with a progressing arrow mark at the tip of the last stroke. The eighth astrological addition in the zodiac list, the ♏ Scorpio emoji signifies the personality traits and other aspects of this sun/moon sign.
How and when to use it
- Scorpios are famous for their secretive nature. Hence, if you're referring to something that's secret, secretive, or even something that's never true to its surface, ♏ would be a great addition. Like, "No one needs to know everything about you ♏. Be picky with what you expose".
- If you're typing out some 'truths' about the Scorpio zodiac in general, or your knowledge from personal experiences, add ♏ to indicate the subject of the context.
- Similarly, while dropping random 'Scorpio' facts into conversations or while sharing posts/reposts with captions resonating with these facts, you may use ♏.
- You could also use ♏ while suggesting that someone's vibe, conversation, or even behavior resembles a 'typical' Scorpio. For example, "Oh my god. Could you get anymore Scorpio??!! ♏".
Other Names
- ♏ Scorpio Symbol
- ♏ Scorpio Zodiac
- ♏ Eighth Zodiac Sign/Symbol
- ♏ Astrology
- ♏ Scorpio Sun/Moon Sign
- ♏ Horoscope
- ♏ Scorpio Star Sign
♏ in real conversations
What does ♏ mean in texting?
Scorpio, the sign astrology tags as intense, secretive, and hard to read — birthdays from roughly October 23 to November 21. "Scorpio energy" gets used as shorthand for someone giving nothing away, holding a grudge with real patience, or being suspiciously good at keeping other people's secrets.
Why do ♍ and ♏ look so similar?
They share the same base shape, a capital M, since both symbols descend from the same style of zodiac glyph. Virgo's version closes in a small loop for the Maiden; Scorpio's ends in an arrow-like tail instead, a nod to the scorpion's stinger. Side by side they're easy to tell apart, but in a small font they blur together constantly.
Is Scorpio based on a real constellation?
Yes — Scorpius is one of the more recognizable constellations in the night sky, a long curving line of stars that genuinely does look like a scorpion's raised tail. The zodiac sign borrows its dates, October 23 through November 21, from the sun's old path through that patch of sky, even though the modern astronomical constellation and the tidy 30-degree astrological slice named after it no longer line up exactly.
The lowdown
- Category
- Symbols › zodiac
- Codepoints
U+264F- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:scorpius::scorpio:Discord- Keywords
- horoscope, Scorpio, scorpion, Scorpius, 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.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — ♏ Scorpio or 🤫 Shushing Face?
Runs with a crowd
♏ keeps company in zodiac emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.