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Text style	Emoji style
♒︎	♒️
Text style is forced with ⟨︎⟩ and emoji style with ⟨️⟩.
♒ U+2652, ♒ AQUARIUS ← ♑ [U+2651] Miscellaneous Symbols ♓ → [U+2653]

On this 16th-century clock-face, Aquarius (from 7 o'clock to 8 o'clock on the outer dial, below Venus/Friday) indicates February.

Translingual

Alternative forms

The waves may form two saw-edges, or half-loops like handwritten w with curls at the end. The number of sawteeth/loops may vary, but is commonly three or four.

Etymology

A stylized representation of (ripples of) water.

Symbol

♒︎

1. (astrology) The symbol for the sign Aquarius.
2. (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Aquarius.
3. (rare) January
4. (alchemy, archaic) multiplication
5. (botany, obsolete) monoecious

(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♒︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Aquarius, here λ ♒︎ (Lambda Aquarii), φ ♒︎ (Phi Aquarii), ι ♒︎ (Iota Aquarii), ψ ♒︎ (Psi Aquarii).

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 Saturn, the ruling planet
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  Coin with symbol and icon

See also

Zodiac signs (translingual) (layout · text)
ariēs	taurus	geminī	cancer
leō	virgō	lībra	scorpiō
sagittārius	capricornus	aquārius	piscēs