☸️ Wheel of dharma emoji
HTML
☸
Unicode
U+2638
What is ☸️ called?
☸️ is called the Wheel of dharma emoji.
It is sometimes called Dharmachakra, Buddhist wheel, or dharma wheel. The wording reflects ordinary speech, specialist use, translation, or what the symbol looks like; Unicode’s official name is wheel of dharma.
What does ☸️ mean?
☸️ is officially named wheel of dharma. The eight-spoked wheel commonly represents the Dharma and the Noble Eightfold Path; it is not a ship’s wheel.
Use it for Buddhism, Buddhist teaching, the Noble Eightfold Path, spirituality, or temples. Context supplies the precise intention, and related choices include ✡️ Star of david and ☯️ Yin yang.
Other meanings
It can convey Buddhism, Buddhist teaching, the Noble Eightfold Path, spirituality, or temples. Context determines whether a message is religious, cultural, scientific, historical, communal, or symbolic.
Example Usage
The reference guide discusses Buddhism ☸️
Another relevant context is Buddhist teaching ☸️
More details
Officially named wheel of dharma. Its code point is U+2638. It was introduced in Emoji 1.0.
Visual description
Platform artwork depicts wheel of dharma as a compact, recognisable pictograph or symbol.
The eight-spoked wheel commonly represents the Dharma and the Noble Eightfold Path; it is not a ship’s wheel. Colours, proportions, orientation, text styling, and fine details vary by platform.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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