The ♒ emoji represents Aquarius in the Western zodiac.
Aquarius is traditionally the eleventh sign of the Western zodiac and is associated with the Water Bearer. Its symbol consists of two wavy horizontal lines, reflecting water or waves. In digital text, the character is commonly rendered as a zodiac emoji, although its underlying symbol predates modern emoji systems.
The neighboring zodiac signs are important sources of confusion. ♑ represents Capricorn, ♓ represents Pisces and ♎ represents Libra. Their symbols are separate Unicode characters even when platforms display them in a similar monochrome or colorful style.
Astrological emoji do not encode a person’s birth date or prove an astrological claim; they are symbols used in calendars, profiles, messages and horoscope-related content. Unicode standardizes the character and its name, while devices decide whether to show a colored glyph. The sign’s cultural history is much older than smartphone emoji.