♌

Text style	Emoji style
♌︎	♌️
Text style is forced with ⟨︎⟩ and emoji style with ⟨️⟩.
♌ U+264C, ♌ LEO ← ♋ [U+264B] Miscellaneous Symbols ♍ → [U+264D]

On this 16th-century clock-face, Leo (from 1 o'clock to 2 o'clock on the outer dial, right of the Moon/Monday) indicates August.

Translingual

Alternative forms

There is little variability of form. The tail at right may drop below the loop at left, or may be even with it; the arc at top may be narrow or wide. Occasionally the loop at left does not completely close into a circle.

Etymology

A stylized representation of a lion's head and tail.

Symbol

♌︎

1. (astrology) The symbol for the sign Leo.
2. (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Leo.
3. (rare) July^[1]
4. (alchemy, archaic) digestion

(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♌︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Leo, here η ♌︎ (Eta Leonis) in line 5.

Gallery

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  A glyph from 1493
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  A glyph from the 1500s
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  A glyph from ca. 1750
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  A glyph from 1840
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  A glyph from 1908
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  Font variant
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  The symbol on a background colored as the Sun, the ruling planet
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  Coin with the symbol and icon

See also

Zodiac signs (translingual) (layout · text)
Ariēs	Taurus	Geminī	Cancer
Leō	Virgō	Lībra	Scorpiō
Sagittārius	Capricornus	Aquārius	Piscēs

References

1. Rudolf Koch (1955 [1930]) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 55