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Text style
Emoji style
♍︎
♍️
Text style is forced with ⟨︎⟩ and emoji style with ⟨️⟩.
On this 16th-century clock-face, Virgo (from 2 o'clock to 3 o'clock on the outer dial, under the moon hand) indicates September.
Translingual
Alternative forms
The symbol may have a single hump, rather than two, with the loop crossing the second downward stroke, or have three downward strokes but with the third ending in a tail, like the letter ɱ, without a crossing loop.
Etymology
Unknown, but it has been suggested that the symbol derives from a letter M for (the Virgin) Mary in the Middle Ages, though the sign had earlier been identified with the goddess Ceres/Demeter. It has also been suggested to be a ligature of Greek παρ(par), for Ancient Greekπαρθένος(parthénos, “maiden”).
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♍︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Virgo, here θ ♍︎ (Theta Virginis), ν ♍︎ (Nu Virginis), π ♍︎ (Pi Virginis).
Gallery
A glyph from 1493
A glyph from the 1500s
A glyph from ca. 1750
A glyph from 1840
A glyph from 1908
Font variant
The symbol on a background colored as Mercury, the ruling planet
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A glyph from 1493
A glyph from the 1500s
A glyph from ca. 1750
A glyph from 1840
A glyph from 1908
Font variant
The symbol on a background colored as Mercury, the ruling planet
Coin with symbol and icon
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