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application: "Intervention Zodiac"
version: "Version 4"
status: "eol"
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# Zodiac

## Working with Zodiac Objects




The zodiac objects returned from the [calculator](https://zodiac.intervention.io/v3/api/calculator.md) can be used in the following ways.

### Zodiac Name

> public Zodiac::name(): string

Return the name of the current zodiac. This is more a identification key than a textual title. It's possible to cast the zodiac object to a string type to get the same result.

```php
use Intervention\Zodiac\Calculator;

// create from iso date
$zodiac = Calculator::make('1977-06-17');
$name = $zodiac->name(); // gemini
$name = (string) $zodiac; // get name by casting to string
```

### Localized Title

> public Zodiac::localized(?string $locale = null): string

Return the localized title of the current zodiac in the given locale. The locale parameter is optional, by default the english language is returned.

```php
use Intervention\Zodiac\Calculator;

// create from iso date
$zodiac = Calculator::make('1977-06-17');
$name = $zodiac->localized('fr'); // Gémeaux
```

### HTML Representation

> public Zodiac::html(): string

Returns the [HTML UTF-8 symbol code](https://www.w3schools.com/charsets/ref_utf_symbols.asp) representing an icon of the current zodiac sign.

```php
use Intervention\Zodiac\Calculator;

// create from iso date
$zodiac = Calculator::make('1977-06-17');
$name = $zodiac->html(); // ♊
```

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## Become a Sponsor

### Intervention Zodiac needs your help to keep the project going

Intervention Zodiac is non-commercial, open source licensed and completely free to use. The considerable
effort required to maintain and develop the software is only possible with the financial support
of sponsors. There are two ways in which you can support this project.

- Support via [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/Intervention)
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