These bio symbols are sorted by the job each one does in a profile bio: start a line, split two facts, point down at a link, stand in for an icon, or hold an age in brackets. Tap a tile and it is copied.
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Pick by the job, not the look
Line starters open a line: » before a name, ⤷ for a second line that hangs off the first. Separators between two facts sit between a name, an age and a city; ❘ is the lightest bar. Arrows that point down belong on the last line, above a link.
Flat icons and ready lines
Flat icons for a bio are plain drawings: an envelope, a house, a laptop, a pen nib. Ready bio lines come with plain words such as name, city and link. Paste one, then type your own over each word.
Fifteen of the icons are emoji copied with U+FE0E, which asks for the flat drawing. Some phones draw them in color anyway.
⌂, ⌖ and ✆ were never emoji, so they stay flat wherever a font has them.
The search box takes one word: arrow finds 28 tiles and bracket finds 15.
Questions and answers
What symbols can I put in a bio?
Any character the box will take. The useful ones do a job: a starter such as » or ▹, a separator such as ❘ or ∕, a down arrow above a link, and a bracket pair round an age or pronouns.
What are good fanpage symbols?
The same ones. A fan page bio has a name, a line on who it is for and a link, so it needs a starter, a separator and a down arrow. Ready bio lines has all three with words to type over.
How do I point to the link in my bio?
Put a down arrow on the last line. ↓ link ↓ is a ready line here, and ⇣, ⤓ and the pointing hand are single tiles under Arrows that point down.
Why does a bio symbol show as an empty box?
The device has no font that draws that character. More than half of the characters here date from Unicode 1.1, the oldest set, which most devices cover. If one shows a box, take the tile beside it.
All 100 bio symbols
Line starters 18
↦Arrow from a barU+21A6 Rightwards arrow from bar. Arrows block, Unicode 1.1. An arrow that starts at an upright bar.
↬Arrow with a loopU+21AC Rightwards arrow with loop. Arrows block, Unicode 1.1. An arrow whose shaft curls once.
➤ArrowheadU+27A4 Black rightwards arrowhead. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. A solid arrowhead with no shaft.
»Double angleU+00BB Right-pointing double angle quotation mark. Latin-1 Supplement block, Unicode 1.1. Starts a line the way a quotation mark closes one. The Unicode names list calls it right guillemet.
⤷Down then rightU+2937 Arrow pointing downwards then curving rightwards. Supplemental Arrows-B block, Unicode 3.2. Drops and turns right: for a second line that hangs off the first.
➛Drafting point arrowU+279B Drafting point rightwards arrow. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. A fine arrow with a drafting-pen tip.
⁛Four dot markU+205B Four dot mark. General Punctuation block, Unicode 4.1. Four dots in a diamond. The Unicode names list says scribes used it in the margin as a highlighter mark.
⌗Hash squareU+2317 Viewdata square. Miscellaneous Technical block, Unicode 1.1. A square hash sign from the technical symbols.
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Line starters, continued
❯Heavy angleU+276F Heavy right-pointing angle quotation mark ornament. Dingbats block, Unicode 3.2. A bold angle from the Dingbats ornaments.
➙Heavy arrowU+2799 Heavy rightwards arrow. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. A plain thick arrow.
➭Heavy shadowed arrowU+27AD Heavy lower right-shadowed white rightwards arrow. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. An outlined arrow with a heavy shadow below.
⏣Hexagon with a circleU+23E3 Benzene ring with circle. Miscellaneous Technical block, Unicode 5.0. A hexagon with a ring inside.
➯Notched arrowU+27AF Notched lower right-shadowed white rightwards arrow. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. An outlined arrow with a notch in its tail.
⇾Open-headed arrowU+21FE Rightwards open-headed arrow. Arrows block, Unicode 3.2. A thin arrow with a hollow head.
➩Shaded outline arrowU+27A9 Right-shaded white rightwards arrow. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. An outlined arrow with a shadow on its right edge.
›Single angleU+203A Single right-pointing angle quotation mark. General Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. The lighter of the two guillemets.
▹Small outline triangleU+25B9 White right-pointing small triangle. Geometric Shapes block, Unicode 1.1. A hollow pointer, lighter than a filled bullet.
➫Tilted outline arrowU+27AB Back-tilted shadowed white rightwards arrow. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. An outlined arrow tilted back, with a shadow.
Separators between two facts 19
⧸Big slashU+29F8 Big solidus. Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block, Unicode 3.2. A tall slash.
¦Broken barU+00A6 Broken bar. Latin-1 Supplement block, Unicode 1.1. A bar with a gap in the middle.
⦙Dotted fenceU+2999 Dotted fence. Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block, Unicode 3.2. Four close dots in a column.
‖Double barU+2016 Double vertical line. General Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. Two upright bars side by side.
∷Four dots in a squareU+2237 Proportion. Mathematical Operators block, Unicode 1.1. Two colons side by side.
⸬Four dots squaredU+2E2C Squared four dot punctuation. Supplemental Punctuation block, Unicode 5.1. Four dots at the corners of a square.
⁞Four dots uprightU+205E Vertical four dots. General Punctuation block, Unicode 4.1. Four dots stacked the height of the line.
❚Heavy barU+275A Heavy vertical bar. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. The heaviest of the three.
|Keyboard barU+007C Vertical line. Basic Latin block, Unicode 1.1. The bar on every keyboard.
❘Light barU+2758 Light vertical bar. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. The thinnest of three upright bars in the Dingbats block.
❙Medium barU+2759 Medium vertical bar. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. The middle weight of the three.
·Middle dotU+00B7 Middle dot. Latin-1 Supplement block, Unicode 1.1. The small raised dot.
∣Short barU+2223 Divides. Mathematical Operators block, Unicode 1.1. A mathematician's bar, a little shorter than the keyboard one.
∕SlashU+2215 Division slash. Mathematical Operators block, Unicode 1.1. A slash that leans a little more than the keyboard one.
⦁SpotU+2981 Z notation spot. Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block, Unicode 3.2. A solid dot between a bullet and a full stop in size.
⨯Thin crossU+2A2F Vector or cross product. Supplemental Mathematical Operators block, Unicode 3.2. A thin x, for two names or two places.
⁝Three dots uprightU+205D Tricolon. General Punctuation block, Unicode 4.1. Three dots stacked.
⁚Two dots uprightU+205A Two dot punctuation. General Punctuation block, Unicode 4.1. Two dots stacked. The Unicode names list says it once marked the end of a sentence or a change of speaker.
⦚Zigzag barU+299A Vertical zigzag line. Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block, Unicode 3.2. An upright line that zigzags.
Arrows that point down 17
👇Backhand index pointing downU+1F447. The color hand that points at what is below. It takes skin tones. Emoji 0.6.
⇣Dashed down arrowU+21E3 Downwards dashed arrow. Arrows block, Unicode 1.1. A down arrow with a dashed shaft.
⇟Double-struck down arrowU+21DF Downwards arrow with double stroke. Arrows block, Unicode 1.1. A down arrow with two strokes across it. The Unicode names list also calls it page down.
↧Down arrow from a barU+21A7 Downwards arrow from bar. Arrows block, Unicode 1.1. Starts at a bar and points down.
⤓Down arrow to a barU+2913 Downwards arrow to bar. Supplemental Arrows-B block, Unicode 3.2. Points down onto a bar, like a download sign.
⌄Down arrowheadU+2304 Down arrowhead. Miscellaneous Technical block, Unicode 1.1. A bare v-shaped head.
⤶Down then curving leftU+2936 Arrow pointing downwards then curving leftwards. Supplemental Arrows-B block, Unicode 3.2. Drops and curls left.
↲Down with tip leftU+21B2 Downwards arrow with tip leftwards. Arrows block, Unicode 1.1. Drops and turns left.
⇩Outline down arrowU+21E9 Downwards white arrow. Arrows block, Unicode 1.1. A hollow arrow.
⇊Pair of down arrowsU+21CA Downwards paired arrows. Arrows block, Unicode 1.1. Two arrows side by side.
⟱Quadruple down arrowU+27F1 Downwards quadruple arrow. Supplemental Arrows-A block, Unicode 3.2. An arrow with a fourfold shaft, the widest here.
↴Right then downU+21B4 Rightwards arrow with corner downwards. Arrows block, Unicode 1.1. Runs right and turns down: for the end of a line.
⬎Right with tip downU+2B0E Rightwards arrow with tip downwards. Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, Unicode 4.1. A heavier turn to the downside.
▿Small outline triangle, downU+25BF White down-pointing small triangle. Geometric Shapes block, Unicode 1.1. A small hollow triangle.
⤋Triple down arrowU+290B Downwards triple arrow. Supplemental Arrows-B block, Unicode 3.2. An arrow with a triple shaft.
↡Two-headed down arrowU+21A1 Downwards two headed arrow. Arrows block, Unicode 1.1. Two heads on one shaft.
Flat icons for a bio 18
✈︎AirplaneU+2708 Airplane. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. For travel. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
📚︎BooksU+1F4DA Books. Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, Unicode 6.0. For what you read or study. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
🗓︎CalendarU+1F5D3 Spiral calendar pad. Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, Unicode 7.0. For a date, a birthday included. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
📷︎CameraU+1F4F7 Camera. Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, Unicode 6.0. For photographs. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
🎬︎Clapper boardU+1F3AC Clapper board. Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, Unicode 6.0. For film. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
✉︎EnvelopeU+2709 Envelope. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. For an address to write to. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
🌍︎GlobeU+1F30D Earth globe europe-africa. Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, Unicode 6.0. For a country, or for everywhere. This one shows Europe and Africa. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
🎓︎Graduation capU+1F393 Graduation cap. Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, Unicode 6.0. For a school or a class year. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
🎧︎HeadphonesU+1F3A7 Headphone. Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, Unicode 6.0. For what you listen to. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
🏠︎HouseU+1F3E0 House building. Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, Unicode 6.0. For where home is. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
⌂House outlineU+2302 House. Miscellaneous Technical block, Unicode 1.1. A house that was never an emoji, so it has no color form to fall back to.
💻︎LaptopU+1F4BB Personal computer. Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, Unicode 6.0. For work at a screen. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
✒︎Pen nibU+2712 Black nib. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. For writing. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
✏︎PencilU+270F Pencil. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. For drawing or notes. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
⌖Position markU+2316 Position indicator. Miscellaneous Technical block, Unicode 1.1. A target cross for a place. The Unicode names list also calls it true position.
☎︎TelephoneU+260E Black telephone. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1. For a number to call. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
✆Telephone in a circleU+2706 Telephone location sign. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. Never an emoji either.
🗺︎World mapU+1F5FA World map. Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, Unicode 7.0. For places. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
Bracket pairs 11
⟨⟩Angle bracketsU+27E8 U+27E9. Mathematical left angle bracket, then mathematical right angle bracket. Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A block, Unicode 3.2. Thin mathematical angles.
❬❭Angle ornamentsU+276C U+276D. Medium left-pointing angle bracket ornament, then medium right-pointing angle bracket ornament. Dingbats block, Unicode 3.2. Medium angle brackets from the same set.
⌞⌟Bottom cornersU+231E U+231F. Bottom left corner, then bottom right corner. Miscellaneous Technical block, Unicode 1.1. The same corners at the foot of the line.
⸨⸩Double parenthesesU+2E28 U+2E29. Left double parenthesis, then right double parenthesis. Supplemental Punctuation block, Unicode 5.1. Two round brackets nested on each side.
❲❳Shell bracketsU+2772 U+2773. Light left tortoise shell bracket ornament, then light right tortoise shell bracket ornament. Dingbats block, Unicode 3.2. Light tortoise-shell ornaments.
﹙﹚Small parenthesesU+FE59 U+FE5A. Small left parenthesis, then small right parenthesis. Small Form Variants block, Unicode 1.1. Round brackets at a smaller size.
⌜⌝Top cornersU+231C U+231D. Top left corner, then top right corner. Miscellaneous Technical block, Unicode 1.1. Two corner marks that sit at the top of a word.
⦅⦆White parenthesesU+2985 U+2986. Left white parenthesis, then right white parenthesis. Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block, Unicode 3.2. Double-lined round brackets.
⟦⟧White square bracketsU+27E6 U+27E7. Mathematical left white square bracket, then mathematical right white square bracket. Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A block, Unicode 3.2. Double-lined square brackets.
〈〉Wide angle bracketsU+3008 U+3009. Left angle bracket, then right angle bracket. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. Angle brackets from the CJK punctuation.
〔〕Wide shell bracketsU+3014 U+3015. Left tortoise shell bracket, then right tortoise shell bracket. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. Tortoise-shell brackets from the CJK punctuation, each a full square wide in an East Asian font.
Ready bio lines 17
age ⁞ sign ⁞ cityThree facts split by dotted bars
⦅ age ⦆An age in white parentheses
⌂ cityA city after the house outline
🗓︎ dateA date after the calendar
▹ fact one ▹ fact two ▹ fact threeThree facts on one line, each after a pointer
✒︎ jobA job after the pen nib
⇣ link below ⇣The same pointer with dashed arrows
↓ link ↓A pointer to the link under the bio
✉︎ mailA mail address after the envelope
» nameA name after a double angle
name ∕ job ∕ cityThree facts split by slashes
⌜ name ⌝A name under two top corners
name ❘ age ❘ cityThree facts split by light bars
⤷ one more thingA second line that hangs off the first