The yin yang symbol (☯), known as the Taijitu, is one of the most recognizable marks of balance, duality, and harmony in the world. This set collects the taijitu itself alongside the eight bagua trigrams (☰ through ☷) drawn from the ancient I Ching, or Book of Changes. Each trigram stacks three lines, either solid (yang) or broken (yin), to represent forces like heaven, earth, water, and fire. You'll also find the raw monogram and digram building blocks used to construct hexagrams. Because these are genuine Unicode characters and not images, you can copy and paste them anywhere plain text is supported: usernames, chat, captions, tattoos, and design mockups. Pair them with peace or star symbols for a serene, philosophical aesthetic.
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Reading the eight bagua trigrams
Each trigram encodes three horizontal lines read bottom to top. A solid line is yang and a broken line is yin. Heaven (☰) is three solid lines; Earth (☷) is three broken lines. The remaining six mix the two to form Thunder, Water, Mountain, Wind, Fire, and Lake. These eight symbols appear on the South Korean flag's variant, feng shui compasses, and martial arts crests, making them recognizable decorative marks worldwide.
Where the taijitu displays well
The ☯ glyph renders cleanly on nearly every platform because it lives in the widely supported Miscellaneous Symbols block. Use it in social bios, gaming tags, and meditation or wellness branding where balance is the message. The emoji variation selector version (☯️) forces a colorful presentation on phones. Combine it with trigrams to build a bagua ring, or keep it solo for a minimal, high-contrast monochrome mark that stays legible at small sizes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the yin yang symbol an emoji or a text symbol?▼
It is both. The base character ☯ (U+262F) is a text symbol that renders monochrome. Adding a variation selector produces ☯️, the colorful emoji version. Copy whichever fits your platform; the plain glyph works best in usernames and code.
What are the eight trigram characters used for?▼
The bagua trigrams (☰☱☲☳☴☵☶☷) come from the I Ching and represent natural forces such as heaven, lake, fire, and earth. People use them in feng shui, martial arts branding, tattoo designs, and decorative layouts that reference Taoist philosophy and balance.
Will these symbols work everywhere I paste them?▼
The yin yang and trigram glyphs are broadly supported across modern devices and browsers. The rarer hexagram characters (like ䷀) may show as boxes on older systems lacking the font. Stick to ☯ and the eight trigrams for the most reliable, universal display.
