The invention discloses a synchronous symbol design method applicable to a UFMC (Universal Filtered Multi-Carrier) waveform. The method comprises the following steps: S1, generating a time domain sequence A having the length (N-L) / 2, and then adding L zeros behind to form a B sequence having the length (N+L) / 2; S2, duplicating the B sequence, then putting the duplicated sequence behind the B sequence to form front and back halves of equal synchronous symbols, and sending the synchronous symbols via a filter; S3, a receiving end converting received signals down to a baseband, and storing the signals; S4, taking the i sampling point of the received signals as a starting point, sampling (N+L) / 2 sampling points behind, and saving the sampling points as a row vector V1; S5, taking the (i+(N+L) / 2) sampling point of the received signals as a starting point, sampling (N+L) / 2 sampling points behind, and saving the sampling points as a row vector V2; S6, calculating the result of V1V2<H>, and obtaining module values rhoi; and S7, comparing the value of each rhoi in an observation window, and selecting the sampling position corresponding to the maximum as the starting position of the UFMC symbols. The synchronous symbol design method can be applied to a UFMC waveform technology which may be adopted in next generation communication system, and does not need to change the existing communication system and standard.