☯

Text style	Emoji style
☯︎	☯️
Text style is forced with ⟨︎⟩ and emoji style with ⟨️⟩.
☯ U+262F, ☯ YIN YANG ← ☮ [U+262E] Miscellaneous Symbols ☰ → [U+2630]

Translingual

Symbol

☯

1. Represents the balance, duality and interconnectedness of the universe: harmony, peace and unity between the forces of nature.

   Synonym: ࿊

2. Represents Taoism.
   1. Represents An aspect of Taoism, such as Taoist beliefs, culture or the Taoist community.
   2. Indicates that one is a Taoist; a person who subscribes to Taoist philosophy.
   3. (cartography) On a map, marks a Taoist shrine.
3. Represents peace and unity, more generally; pacifism; ☮, 🕊.
4. (spirituality, pseudoscience) Represents space and the universe in the context of astrology; cosmic energy, horoscopes, mysticism.
   1. (by extension) Used to indicate that one is a spiritualist or a New Ager; a person who believes in spirituality, astrology, New Age philosophy or holism.
5. (sports) Represents tai chi.

Usage notes

The Unicode form is a dotted variant of the 太極圖／太极图 (tàijítú) that was introduced during the Ming Dynasty and originally called 河圖／河图 (“he tu”). The modern name in Chinese is 太极兩儀图.