Universal Recycling Symbol

Part of Weather, Zodiac, Chess and Card Symbols

Universal Recycling Symbol has no standard Windows Alt code. Copy the character directly, or use its HTML entity or Unicode value instead.

Alt code
None
HTML entity
♲
Unicode
U+2672

About this symbol

♲ is the outlined form of the recycling symbol designed by Gary Anderson in 1970, ♻ being the filled one. Unicode’s notes describe it as the general sign for recycling, or for a material that can be recycled.

Unicode facts

Official name
UNIVERSAL RECYCLING SYMBOL
Type
Symbol
Unicode block
Miscellaneous Symbols
Unicode group
Recycling symbols
Added in
Unicode 3.2 (2002)
Unicode notes
  • Used as generic symbol for recycling or to indicate that material is recyclable

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