What ⯙ means
The Astraea symbol ⯙ identifies asteroid number 5 in astrology. The asteroid takes its name from Astraea, a figure in Greek myth associated with justice and later linked to Virgo; the glyph labels the asteroid, not justice in general.
The Astraea symbol’s origin is layered: when the asteroid was discovered in 1845, its discoverer, Karl Ludwig Hencke, chose an inverted anchor. Later references used scales for Astraea’s link to justice, and astrologers developed the percent-like form ⯙. By 1854, numbered asteroid labels were already displacing many individual symbols.
What does it mean when someone sends it?
In astrology, it labels Astraea; elsewhere, it needs a gloss.
In a chart, it can mark Astraea’s placement or an aspect involving the asteroid. In a mythology or literature discussion, ⯙ alone does not tell readers whether the sender means the asteroid or its justice associations; naming Astraea or justice makes that clear.
Specialist astrological notation with a historical backstory.
Without astrology context, don’t read ⯙ as a general justice sign; it names asteroid Astraea.
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsAstraea as an asteroid placement or chart factor.
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does ⯙ show as a box?
A font without a character shape for ⯙ may show a replacement box instead. A font that includes this uncommon symbol can render it.
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How to type or find ⯙
- Also called
- Astrea · Astraia
- Search it as
- Astraea symbol · Astraea asteroid · asteroid 5 · asteroid symbol · percent sign · inverted anchor · Astrea symbol · Astraia symbol
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.