(Christianity, astronomy): A globus cruciger (the globe surmounted by a Christian cross), representing Christ's or the Church's rule over the redeemed world. Alchemical extension to newly-discovered antimony, motivated by an attempt to retain an association between the basic metals and the known planets. Astronomical use is reinforced by the graphic similarity to the symbol ⟨♀⟩ for Venus, which is the planet that is most similar to Earth.


A star and crescent, and ancient symbol originally representing either the Sun and Moon or the Moon and Venus.


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★ (English symbol name star or five-pointed star)

star (English name symbol)
five-pointed star (English name symbol)

Likely from Egyptian 𓇼 (“determinative for stars and constellations”) (image: dwA). However, around the same time in Mesopotamia, non-cuneiform depictions of a star with eight- or six-points are attested; compare Sumerian 𒀭, a cuneiform character descended from such drawings.

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point of interest
point of interest#English

Indicates something or someone noteworthy, important, special or significant.

(cartography) Denotes a desired location, such as one's destination, a point of interest or a landmark.

(cartography, specifically) Denotes a capital city.


The precise origin of the use of it as a Jewish symbol remains unknown, but it apparently emerged in the context of medieval Jewish protective amulets (segulot).
The Jewish Encyclopedia cites a 12th-century Karaite document as the earliest Jewish literary source to mention the symbol.


(cartography) Marks a (Catholic) church on a map.


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`num` (English symbol name number sign or hash or pound sign or octothorpe)

`num` (canonical)
number sign (English name symbol)
hash (English name symbol)
pound sign (English name symbol)
octothorpe (English name symbol)


(cartography) Marks a drinking water fountain on a map.


GOLF COURSES AND COUNTY CLUBS ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ (🚩)

1936, United States House Committee on Natural Resources, Suggested Symbols for Plans, Maps, and Charts, page 40:

🚩 Golf course or links

2015, “Selected Tourist and Leisure Information”, in OS Explorer / 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster, Ordnance Survey, page 2:

(cartography) A symbol indicating a public golf course.


(cartography) Indicates a patrol/gas station.


(cartography) Indicates a public golf course.


(cartography) Indicates a government building.


(cartography) common symbol for a Metro station


Ysolo

(geography, geology, astronomy, obsolete) Ellipsis of Ysolo Mons. Former name of Yamor Mons.


(astronomy, geography, rare) the symbol ⟨🜨⟩ (Earth), rotated to represent the four continents of the 16th century (Europe to the north, Asia to the east, Africa to the south, and America to the west). Cf. T-and-O map ⟨🜗⟩ for the original three continents.


Church ruins

The symbol for a church, ⟨♁⟩, tilted as if falling down.

(cartography) marks the ruins of a church.


(cartography, archaic) a common orientation of a T and O map, with north at top and Asia on the right


(cartography) marks an information kiosk.


Many other road signs also represent metonyms. For example, on brown tourist information signs, a carousel represents a theme or amusement park

2006, Murray Knowles, Rosamund Moon, Introducing Metaphor, Routledge, →ISBN, page 146:

🎠 Theme/pleasure park

(cartography) Indicates an amusement park.


This mapping website uses a brown 📖 symbol to indicate a library.


[This social mapping website uses a brown 🎭 to indicate a theatre.]


[This web mapping application denotes food-related establishments with 🍴.]

[This social mapping website uses a brown 🍴 to indicate a restaurant (except for fast food establishments) or food court.]

(cartography) Indicates a restaurant or other dining establishment.


[This web mapping service denotes movie theatre establishments with a white 🎥 on a pink background.]

(cartography) Synonym of 🎞 (“Indicates a movie theatre.”)


PUBLIC CAMP GROUNDS ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ⛺

1936, United States House Committee on Natural Resources, Suggested Symbols for Plans, Maps, and Charts (in English), page 41:

[In the United Kingdom, informational traffic signage with a ⛺ denotes a public campsite.]

2018 January 17, Department for Transport, “Guidance: Road traffic sign images for reproduction”, in Government of the United Kingdom (in English):

[This web mapping application denotes campsite-related establishments with a white ⛺ over a red background.]


[This web mapping application denotes movie theatre establishments with a white 🎞 on a red background.]

[This social mapping website uses a brown 🎞 to indicate a movie theatre.]

(cartography) Indicates a movie theatre.

a black movie camera with mounted reels of film


[This web mapping application denotes gambling establishments with a two-dimensional white die of three dots on a red background.]

[This social mapping website uses two brown die to indicate a casino.]


A push pin appeared marking the apartment. But he knew the deputy's phone was not in the apartment.

2013 August 22, Cynthia Townley, The Protector: A Detective Oliver Rousseau Novel (in English), →ISBN, page 11:

Managing location settings 📍📌🗺

2018 May 25, Michael Tsingo, Cool Social Media For Young People: A Complete Guide to Social Media Duties, Decisions & Skills (in English), page 43:

Relique - Friperie vintage crée par Clara Victoria (Influenceuse) / 📍 25 Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth, 75003 Paris

2020 January 20, Marco Gicquel, Elise Vovard, Tifenn Clement, Fast-fashion (in French), →ISBN:

Relic - Vintage thrift store created by Clara Victoria (Influencer) / 📍 25 Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth, 75003 Paris

(chiefly cartography) Indicates a marked location.


(transport, cartography) Indicates a traffic light.


For example, an airplane symbol can replace the word airport on a sign, or a wheelchair symbol next to a destination name can indicate the wheelchair-accessible route to that destination.

2005 June 2, Chris Calori, David Vanden-Eynden, Signage and Wayfinding Design: A Complete Guide to Creating Environmental Graphic Design Systems (in English), Wiley, →ISBN, page 143:

(cartography, transport) Indicates an airport.


(cartography, signage) A heritage railway.


The use of a football to represent all three senses is a metonym.


(tourism, cartography) a park or recreation ground