Meaning
The Taurus symbol depicts a bull's head in profile—sturdy horns, a broad face, and sometimes a small circle or dot representing the eye. Rendered in earthy tones like bronze or gold, it evokes stability and grounded strength, visual metaphors for the sign's personality.
Taurus covers those born April 20 to May 20. People lean on this symbol to express their astrological identity, often pairing it with descriptions of being reliable, stubborn, sensual, and materialistic. The bull motif appears constantly in Taurus memes: "Taurus when you try to move them" jokes about immovability, and posts celebrating luxury, comfort, and good food appeal to Taurus stereotypes.
In dating and social contexts, Taurus is coded as someone who values loyalty, stability, and the finer things. Astrology content across TikTok and Instagram frequently uses the symbol to tag personality explainers and horoscope videos. The bull's association with determination and earthiness makes it resonate with people who identify strongly with the sign's grounded, no-nonsense vibe.
Taurus shares ancient roots with Aries as part of the original zodiac symbol set, approved in 2010 as Unicode Emoji 0.6, making it a foundational element of digital astrology communication.
Common Uses
- • Claiming your zodiac identity and personality type
- • Posting about stubbornness, loyalty, or love of comfort
- • Astrology memes and horoscope content
- • Describing someone as reliable and steady
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
The Taurus symbol is one of the few zodiac signs directly representing a full animal (the bull), making it instantly recognizable even outside astrology circles.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:taurus: :taurus: :taurus: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | ♉ |
| HTML (hex) | ♉ |
| CSS | \2649 |
| JavaScript | \u2649 |
| Python | \U00002649 |
| Java | \u2649 |
| Perl | \x{2649} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{2649} |
| Punycode | xn--7k9 |
| URL Encoded | %E2%99%89 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xE2 0x99 0x89 |
♉️ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | বৃষ |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 金牛座 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 金牛座 |
| Danish | tyren |
| Dutch | stier (sterrenbeeld) |
| English | Taurus |
| English (UK) | Taurus |
| Estonian | Sõnn |
| Finnish | härkä-merkki |
| French | taureau |
| German | Stier (Sternzeichen) |
| Hindi | वृषभ |
| Hungarian | bika csillagjegy |
| Italian | Segno zodiacale del Toro |
| Japanese | おうし座 |
| Korean | 황소자리 |
| Lithuanian | tauras |
| Malay | Taurus |
| Norwegian | Tyren |
| Polish | Byk |
| Portuguese | signo de Touro |
| Russian | знак зодиака Телец |
| Spanish | Tauro |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tauro |
| Swedish | Oxen |
| Thai | ราศีพฤษภ |
| Ukrainian | Телець |
| Vietnamese | Kim Ngưu |