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U+2646, ♆
NEPTUNE

[U+2645]
Miscellaneous Symbols
[U+2647]

Translingual

Common German variant of the symbol

Alternative forms

  • (common in German-language sources alongside for the Earth and for Uranus, so that most of the planetary symbols contain an orb)
  • Ψ (typographic substitute)

The tines may bear spear-heads. When they do not, the symbol may be identical to graphic variants of 🝁 for calx.

Etymology

The trident of Neptune, the Ancient Roman god of the sea.[1]

Symbol

  1. (astronomy, astrology) Neptune.

Synonyms

Planetary symbols
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References

  1. ^ “Solar System Symbols”, in Solar System Exploration[1], NASA and the Planetary Institute, 2018 January 30, retrieved November 3, 2019:The symbol for Neptune is the trident (long three-pronged fork or weapon) of Neptune, god of the sea.