Gender symbol
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A '''gender symbol''' is a [[symbol]] used to denote the [[sex]] of a [[life form]] or the [[gender]] of a human being.
==Original gender symbols==
The two original gender symbols are derived from [[astronomical symbols]]. They were first used to donote the gender of plants by [[Carl Linnaeus]] in 1751. <ref>[http://www.jstor.org/pss/1217734 The Origin of the Male and Female Symbols of Biology], William T. Stearn, Taxon, Vol. 11, No. 4 (May, 1962), pp. 109-113</ref>
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| [[Image:Mars symbol.svg|♂|50px]]
| From the symbol of [[Mars]] (U+2642 {{unicode|♂}}). The symbol for a [[male]] [[organism]] or [[man]].
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| [[Image:Venus symbol.svg|♀|50px]]
| From the symbol of [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] (U+2640 {{unicode|♀}}). The symbol for a [[female]] [[organism]] or [[woman]].
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== Other gender-related symbols==
Numerous variations of gender symbols have been developed, including:
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| [[Image:Mercury symbol.svg|☿|60px|]]
| From the symbol of [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] (U+263F {{unicode|☿}}). The symbol for an [[intersexual]] or [[Hermaphrodite|hermaphroditic]] organism.
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| [[Image:Transgender-intersexual symbol.svg|⚥|50px]]
| From the female and male symbols (U+26A5 {{unicode|⚥}}). [[Intersexual]] or [[transgender]]. Sometimes used as a [[bisexuality|bisexual symbol]].
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| [[Image:Gendersign.svg|⚧|50px|]]
| Another transgender symbol, a combination of the male and female sign with a third, combined arm representing transgender people (Unicode: U+26A7 {{unicode|⚧}}).
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Other gender symbols in [[Unicode]] 4.1+:
; <big>{{unicode|⚢}}</big> (U+26A2): Double female sign, sometimes used as a [[LGBT symbols#Gay and lesbian gender symbols|female homosexual symbol]]
; <big>{{unicode|⚣}}</big> (U+26A3): Double male sign, sometimes used as a [[LGBT symbols#Gay and lesbian gender symbols|male homosexual symbol]]
; <big>{{unicode|⚤}}</big> (U+26A4): Interlocked female and male sign, occasionally used as a [[heterosexuality|heterosexual symbol]]<!--also bisexual-->
; <big>{{unicode|⚦}}</big> (U+26A6): Male with stroke sign, sometimes used as a [[bisexuality|male bisexual symbol]]<!--also transgendered-->
; <big>{{unicode|⚨}}</big> (U+26A8): Vertical male with stroke sign
; <big>{{unicode|⚩}}</big> (U+26A9): Horizontal male with stroke sign
; <big>{{unicode|⚪}}</big> (U+26AA): Medium white circle base, used as a symbol for [[asexuality]], [[sexless]] or [[genderless]]
; <big>{{unicode|⚲}}</big> (U+26B2): Neuter
{{commonscat|Gender symbols}}
== Notes==
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==See also==
*[[Mars symbol]]
*[[Venus symbol]]
*[[Astronomical symbols]]
*[[Astrological symbols]]
*[[LGBT symbols]]
== External link ==
*[http://www.decodeunicode.org/w3.php?nodeId=70064&page=1&lang=2 Decode Unicode, showing all Unicode symbols]
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