f

Modification of upper case Latin letter F, from Greek Ϝ (W, “Digamma”), from Phœnician 𐤅 (W, “waw”), the ultimate source being probably Egyptian.


i

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i (lower case Roman numeral, upper case I)

Lower case form of upper case Roman numeral I, apparently derived from the shape of a notch scored across a tally stick.


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Invented by Louis Braille, braille cells were arranged in numerical order and assigned to the letters of the French alphabet. Most braille alphabets follow this assignment for the 26 letters of the basic Latin alphabet or, in non-Latin scripts, for the transliterations of those letters. In such alphabets, the first ten braille letters (the first decade: ⠁⠃⠉⠙⠑⠋⠛⠓⠊⠚) are assigned to the Latin letters A to J and to the digits 1 to 9 and 0. (Apart from '2', the even digits all have three dots: ⠃⠙⠋⠓⠚.)
The letters of the first decade are those cells with at least one dot in the top row and at least one in the left column, but none in the bottom row. The next decade repeat the pattern with the addition of a dot at the lower left, the third decade with two dots in the bottom row, and the fourth with a dot on the bottom right. The fifth decade is like the first, but shifted downward one row. The first decade is supplemented by the two characters with dots in the right column and none in the bottom row, and that supplement is propagated to the other decades using the generation rules above. Finally, there are four characters with no dots in the top two rows. Many languages that use braille letters beyond the 26 of the basic Latin alphabet follow an approximation of the English or French values for additional letters.

Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠁⟩: ⡁ ⢁ ⣁


m

Pronunciation of IPA [mːɑː, ɑmmɑː] with the sound [m]

(music) mezzo, as in mezzo piano and mezzo forte


b

Pronunciation of IPA [bɑː, ɑbbɑː] with the sound [b]

Modification of capital letter B by dropping its upper loop, from the Greek letter Β (“Beta”).


僼

Han char

僼 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+13, 15 strokes, cangjie input 人廿田廿 (OTWT), composition ⿰亻豊)

(mythology) (ancient Chinese folklore) Taoist immortal, celestial being


螣

螣 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+10, 16 strokes, cangjie input 月火手戈 (BFQI), four-corner 7923₆, composition ⿰月䖭)

(mythology) Only used in 螣蛇 (téngshé, “a kind of flying serpent or dragon of Chinese mythology.”).


靝

靝 (Kangxi radical 174, 靑+10, 18 strokes, cangjie input 手月人弓木 (QBOND), composition ⿰青氣)


魊

魊 (Kangxi radical 194, 鬼+8, 18 strokes, cangjie input 竹戈戈口一 (HIIRM), four-corner 2321₅, composition ⿺鬼或)

(mythology) a mythical creature which supposedly hurts humans by casting sand out of its mouth


A West Arabic numeral, ultimately from Indic numerals (compare Devanagari ६ (6)). See 6 § Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit for more.

(music, superscript) an indicator that a triad is in first inversion.


A West Arabic numeral, ultimately from Indic numerals (compare Devanagari ७ (7)). See 7 § Evolution of the Arabic digit for more.

(music, superscript) an indicator that a chord is a dominant or major seventh chord


Derives from overset Io, an abbreviation of either interiectiō (“interjection”) or the interjection iō (“hey!”), placed at the end of an exclamation to mark it as such. It expresses admiratio (“awe, wonderment”) in the clause.

punctuation mark denoting excitement, surprise, or shock

Denoting excitement, surprise, shock or sudden realizations.

(comics) Used in some comics instead of the period (.), ending all sentences, except those that use question marks, ellipses, etc.

Character #1: "The zombie is right behind you!"

! [indicates that another trainer noticed the player character, prompting a battle between them]

1996, Game Freak, Pokémon Red and Blue, Nintendo:

! [indicates a random encounter with a monster]

2015 September 15, Toby Fox, Undertale, Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS X:

(comics, video games) Used by itself to convey that a character is surprised at something.

Phoenix: I would like to go over this one more time. You met Adrian Andrews at a bar and took the request at that time? / de Killer: Yes, that is correct. / Phoenix: And that's the moment you thought 'he' was trustworthy... / de Killer: How many times must I repeat myself? Yes, that is correct. / Phoenix: I'm sorry, but that is an impossible tale. / de Killer: Wh-What!? / Phoenix: Shelly de Killer. You have never met the real Adrian Andrews! / de Killer: ...! Wh-Why would you say that...? / Phoenix: Because you made one very big slip-up... ...about her. / de Killer: So what is the issue... ...! / de Killer: Wh-What did you say just now...? About 'her'...? / Phoenix: If you had ever met Adrian Andrews in person... One look would have told you that she is a woman!

2002, Capcom, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All, Capcom:

(comics, video games) Used to convey that a character has made a sudden realization.


A stylized form of Latin et (“and”). Romans used such symbols (ligatures) from at least the first century C.E., but the character may not have acquired its present form until the advent of calligraphy in the Middle Ages. Compare ⁊ and +, of same meaning and similar derivation.

Ꜳꜳ Ææ ᴁᴭ Ǽǽ Ǣǣ Ꜵꜵ Åå Ꜷꜷ Ꜹꜹ Ꜻꜻ Ꜽꜽ ct ȸ Ǳǲǳ Ǆǅǆ ᴂᵆ ᴔ & ﬀ ﬁ ﬃ ﬂ ﬄ ℔ Ĳĳ Ǉǈǉ Ỻỻ Ŋŋ Ǌǋǌ Œœ ɶ Ꝏꝏ Ȣȣᴕ ȹ ẞß ﬅﬆ ᵫ Ůů Ww Ꝡꝡ

(Internet slang, subculture) Used to represent multiplicity.


From Italian ottava (“octave”). Since the 20th century, the "a" has sometimes been interpreted as representing alta in Italian ottava alta (“octave higher”); compare 8vb.

(music) An instruction to play one octave higher or lower than indicated.


A stylized representation of a scorpion with a stinging tail.

(astrology) The symbol for the sign Scorpio.


(astrology) The symbol for the sign Aries.


A (copper/bronze) handmirror, symbol of the Greek goddess Aphrodite (and her Roman equivalent Venus). The cross was added in the 16th century to Christianize the symbol of a pagan god.


Curved single quotation marks and apostrophes

Straight single quotation mark and apostrophe

I hope D—ds—y will look to theſe literal Errors, he being the only one of the Trade I can venture to truſt.

1748, a Lady, in a Letter to her Friend in the Country, A Free Comment on the Late Mr. W—g—n’s Apology for His Conduct; Which Clears Up the Obscurities of That Celebrated Posthumous Work, and Dissipates the Clouds in Which the Author Has Thought Proper to Envelope His Meaning (in English), London: […] W. Webb, page 15:

(dated, fiction) Used to replace part or all of a person's name, a place name, a date, or so forth.

(music) A pointing mark in Anglican chant, used as a placeholder in the text to indicate that a bar of the chant should be omitted; typically used when a verse or half-verse is very short.


Use as a multiplication sign is usually attributed to English mathematician William Oughtred.

Russ Millions × Tion Wayne

BAPE × Stüssy

2022 July 23, Gargi Harjai, “Where to buy the John Richmond × Playboy collection? Price, release date, and more explored”, in Sportskeeda (in English):

(music, fashion, etc.) Used to denote collaboration in the design, execution or branding of a piece.


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠷⟩: ⡷ ⢷ ⣷


(music) A pointing mark in Anglican chant, which marks a place in the text where an extra breath should be taken, resulting in a brief pause.


ॐ

om or aum: the sacred syllable and mantra in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism


A cursive variation of ᾱ or ᾱᾱ, the abbreviation of Greek ἀνά (aná) used in recipes and prescriptions with the meaning "of each", and later extended to accounting. (Other explanations have that it is ā, an abbreviation of Latin ad (“to”), or French à (“to”).)

While I was dealing with the hounds, an orc tracker stumbled across @ from the east.

(video games) In roguelike games, the player character, conventionally represented by this symbol in character-based interfaces.


(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.

(Christianity) the redeemed world (a symbol that was carried by depictions of Jesus and medieval Christian kings).

(astrology, rare) the fictitious planet Proserpina, which one Polish school of astrology identifies as the dwarf planet Eris.


The lunar crescent is an ancient symbol for the moon.
Its orientation varies between increscent and decrescent.

rarely 🌙. In the medieval Marcianus graecus 299 manuscript

(astronomy, astrology, rare) The last quarter of the Moon.


The circle and arrow represent the shield and spear, respectively, of the Ancient Greek god of war Ares (and his Ancient Roman equivalent Mars). In the Medieval era the spear had crossed in front of the shield, and the ancient form lacked the shield altogether.


A simple caduceus (☤) of the Greek god Hermes (and his Roman equivalent Mercury), as seen with a much longer staff in stylized representations of that god e.g. on pottery. The cross was added in the 16th century to Christianize the symbol of a pagan god.


From ᵒ/c, from Nᵒ/c, an abbreviation of Italian numero per cento (“number per hundred”). For the extension to Astraea is derived from the shift-5 key on the keyboard for asteroid (5).

der

(astrology, rare) The asteroid (5) Astraea.


(music) A pointing mark in Anglican chant, which marks a place in the text where a barline occurs in the chant.


N

From the Etruscan letter 𐌍 (n, en), from the Ancient Greek letter Ν (N, nu), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤍 (n, nun), possibly from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓆓.

(music) Neapolitan chord (usually in first inversion, therefore followed by a superscript six)


V

From the Etruscan letter 𐌖 (u, “u”), from the Ancient Greek letter Υ (U, “ypsilon”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤅 (w, “waw”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓏲. Doublet of Y and U.


G

From a modification of the Latin letter C (“ce”), from the Etruscan letter 𐌂 (c, “ce”), from the Ancient Greek letter Γ (G, “gamma”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤂 (g, “giml”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓌙.

(music) The major chord with a root of G.


RV

Initialism for German Ryom-Verzeichnis (“Ryom-Catalog”).

(music) Initialism, used in combination with a reference number to indicate a particular work of music by Antonio Vivaldi according to a catalog originally assembled by Danish musicologist Peter Ryom.


I

From the Etruscan letter 𐌉 (i), from the Ancient Greek letter Ι (I, iota), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤉 (y, yod), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓂝.


There are two primary theories of the origin of the question mark. One is that ⟨?⟩ descends from the punctus interrogativus ⟨⹔⟩, which instructed the reader (or singer) to raise the pitch of their voice while coming to a stop.
Another theory is that it derives from overset Qo, an abbreviation of Latin quaestio (“question”), placed at the end of a question to mark it as such, and analogous to the derivation of ⟨!⟩.
There are no documented intermediary forms to support one theory over the other.

For the reversed question mark used in some right-to-left scripts

Character #1: "I have no time to explain! Have you seen a Big Bad Wolf blowing down various houses?"

Character #2: "?"

(comics, Internet slang) Used by itself to convey that the speaker is confused.


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† (English symbol name dagger or obelus)

dagger (English name symbol)
obelus (English name symbol)

Derives from the obelus, ⟨⸓⟩. Originally shaped like a dagger, it is now sometimes identical in shape to a Latin cross.

(music) A pointing mark in Anglican chant, used in the margin to indicate a nonstandard place where a verse should be sung with the second part of a two-part chant; typically used for the final verse of a psalm with an odd number of verses.


Δ

(music) Used after a pitch class to denote a major seventh chord with a note of said pitch as its root.


ψ

(astrology, italic) asteroid (16) Psyche (a stylized 𝜓)

(Christianity) The Psalms (a book in the Bible).


D.C. al fine

(music) Repeat from the beginning to the end, or to the word "fine".


NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «A7».ogg

(music) The dominant seventh chord on A, formed by the notes A, C♯, E and G, also written as A⁷.


From Italian quindicesima (“fifteenth”). Since the 20th century, the "a" has sometimes been interpreted as representing alta in Italian quindicesima alta (“fifteenth higher”); compare 15mb.

der

(music) An instruction to play two octaves higher than indicated.


A stylized representation of (ripples of) water.

(astrology) The symbol for the sign Aquarius.


A stylized representation of a lion's head and tail.

(astrology) The symbol for the sign Leo.


(astrology) The symbol for the sign Sagittarius.


A pair of fish; the stroke joining them is relatively recent.

(astrology) The symbol for the sign Pisces.


(astrology) The symbol for the sign Cancer.


(astrology) The symbol for the sign Gemini.


A stylized representation of the chimeric capricorn (head and forelegs of a goat, curling tail of a fish).

(astrology) The symbol for the sign Capricorn.


The curve in the top stroke may vary from a capital Ω-shape to a small bump

The bottom horizontal line is sometimes omitted

making it identical to some forms of ⟨🝇⟩. The lines may

may not end in serifs. Cursive form ⟨🝠⟩.

(astrology) The symbol for the sign Libra


Unknown, but it has been suggested that the symbol derives from a letter M for (the Virgin) Mary in the Middle Ages, though the sign had earlier been identified with the goddess Ceres/Demeter. It has also been suggested to be a ligature of Greek παρ (par), for Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “maiden”).

with the loop crossing the second downward stroke

or have three downward strokes but with the third ending in a tail

(astrology) The symbol for the sign Virgo.


The horns may curve up and then out again

forming a half circle like a digit 8 with the top removed

(astrology) The symbol for the sign Taurus.


A globe surmounted by the letter H, the initial of Herschel, the discoverer of Uranus ('planet Herschel').

A multiple star, the beautiful trapezium in the “Fish’s mouth” of the vast nebula in the middle of Orion’s sword-scabbard. A 6, pale white; B 7, faint lilac; C 7½, garnet; D 8, reddish; and E 15, blue. This was entered 1 ♅. iii., in November, 1776, and had the honour of being the object to which the grand forty-foot reflector was first directed, in February, 1787, under the designation of “quadruple.” As a trapezium it was gazed at, measured, and delineated, for upwards of fifty years, when Σ. announced it “quintuplex,” by the addition of the little star E. Now when we consider the eye of ♅., the measures of S., and the rigorous examination of H., this little companion must be looked upon as variable; […]

1844, William Henry Smyth, “θ¹ Orionis”, in Cycle of Celestial Objects, for the Use of Naval, Military, and Private Astronomers, volume the second (The Bedford Catalogue) (in English), London: John W[illiam] Parker, […], page 130:


The trident of Neptune, the Ancient Roman god of the sea.

– the symbol commonly has barbs on the tines

– orbed variant common in German-language sources alongside ⟨♁⟩ for the Earth and ⟨⛢⟩ for Uranus

so that most of the planetary symbols contain an orb

sometimes with horizontal barbs on the outer tines so that those look like an inverted omega

this form of Neptune's trident was used by Newton as a symbol for bismuth

before the planet Neptune had been discovered. Typefaces that use this form may harmonize it with Jupiter so that it looks like ⟨⟩ reflected on itself.

Ψ

Greek capital letter psi is sometimes used as a typographic substitute.


A monogram of the capital letters P and L, the first two letters of "Pluto" as well as the initials of Percival Lowell.

(astronomy, astrology) Pluto (as one of the nine planets).


The Greek letters kappa-rho with an abbreviation stroke at bottom, for Κρόνος (Krónos), the Greek equivalent to the Roman god Saturn. The cross at top was added later, to Christianize the symbol of a pagan god.


The Greek letter Zeta with an abbreviation stroke, for Ζεύς (Zeús), the Greek equivalent to the Roman god Jupiter. The form changed from Classical and early Medieval ⟨Ƶ⟩ to one with a more salient cross, ⟨♃⟩, in the 15th–16th century, at about the time that Christian crosses were added to ⟨☿⟩, ⟨♀⟩ and ⟨♄⟩, and so may have had a similar motivation.


And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 13:16–18:


The shield of the sun god Apollo, with a boss in the center. Medieval replacement of ⟨🜚⟩, the sun with a single ray, which in ancient times had replaced a sun orb surrounded by multiple rays.
Compare the Egyptian hieroglyph ⟨⟩ and the Chinese character ⟨⟩, both of which mean 'sun' and 'day'.

A subscript to variables in mathematical equations, such as π_☉ (solar parallax).

Suppose the apparent angular distance of the sun & moon's nearest limbs [...] to be 110°.2′.30″ the app. alt of ☉'s lower limb measuring 20°.40′ and that of ☽'s lower limb 35°.24′

1803, Robert Patterson, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, volume 40 (in English), Princeton University Press, published 2013, page 71:


.ai

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Anguilla, AI.

The ccTLD for Anguilla as assigned by the IANA.


Originally a lowercase b written with a round loop (the so called "round B" or "B rotundum") to distinguish from a lowercase b written with a square loop ("square B" or "B quadratum"), when the only notes used in (Western) music were what are now considered C, D, E, F, G, A, B-flat and B. The round B was used for the former and the square B for the latter. The round B was then later generalized as the symbol for flat notes.

(music) A flat; a bemol (a note one semitone lower).


Originally a lowercase b written with a square loop (the so called "square B" or "B quadratum") to distinguish from a lowercase b written with a round loop ("round B" or "B rotundum"), when the only notes used in (Western) music were what are now considered C, D, E, F, G, A, B-flat and B. The round B was used for the former and the square B for the latter. The square B was then later generalized as the symbol for non-flat notes, variants of which diverged into the modern natural and sharp signs.

(music) A sharp (a note one semitone higher).


(music) a natural (The cancelling of a flat "♭" or a sharp "♯")


Use as a multiplication or product operator is usually attributed to German polymath Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

(music) A pointing mark in Anglican chant, which indicates nonstandard places in the text where the chant should change note.


(astrology) A tredecile (3⁄10) aspect of 108°.


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+ (English symbol name plus sign or plus)

plus sign (English name symbol)
plus (English name symbol)

antonym(s) of “addition or positiveness”

From a ligature of Latin et (“and”). Compare & and ⁊ of same meaning.

(Roman Catholicism) Written by a bishop before his signature.


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Invented by Louis Braille, braille cells were arranged in numerical order and assigned to the letters of the French alphabet. Most braille alphabets follow this assignment for the 26 letters of the basic Latin alphabet or, in non-Latin scripts, for the transliterations of those letters. In such alphabets, the first ten braille letters (the first decade: ⠁⠃⠉⠙⠑⠋⠛⠓⠊⠚) are assigned to the Latin letters A to J and to the digits 1 to 9 and 0. (Apart from '2', the even digits all have three dots: ⠃⠙⠋⠓⠚.)
The letters of the first decade are those cells with at least one dot in the top row and at least one in the left column, but none in the bottom row. The next decade repeat the pattern with the addition of a dot at the lower left, the third decade with two dots in the bottom row, and the fourth with a dot on the bottom right. The fifth decade is like the first, but shifted downward one row. The first decade is supplemented by the two characters with dots in the right column and none in the bottom row, and that supplement is propagated to the other decades using the generation rules above. Finally, there are four characters with no dots in the top two rows. Many languages that use braille letters beyond the 26 of the basic Latin alphabet follow an approximation of the English or French values for additional letters.

Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠵⟩: ⡵ ⢵ ⣵


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠓⟩: ⡓ ⢓ ⣓


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠉⟩: ⡉ ⢉ ⣉


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠃⟩: ⡃ ⢃ ⣃


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠛⟩: ⡛ ⢛ ⣛


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠙⟩: ⡙ ⢙ ⣙


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠚⟩: ⡚ ⢚ ⣚


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠋⟩: ⡋ ⢋ ⣋


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠊⟩: ⡊ ⢊ ⣊


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠑⟩: ⡑ ⢑ ⣑


(music) Two sixteenth notes connected with a beam.


(music) Two eighth notes connected with a beam.


sf

(music) sforzando (of playing: with a strong initial attack)


(printing) Abbreviation of trigesimo-secundo., book and paper size, (3.75"-5" x 2.5"-3.125")


(printing) Abbreviation of duodecimo, a book size using duodecimo-sized pages.


(music) Symbol for G seventh or dominant seventh.


s.l.

Abbreviation of sine loco (“without place”).

abbreviation of

(bibliography, proscribed) no place of publication given


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


ربع الحزب
ربع الحزب#Arabic

The rub el hizb (Arabic ربع الحزب) symbol, used to divide the hizbs (chapters) of the Qur'an.


وَوَضۡعُ هٰذِهِ الۡعَلَامَةِ «۩» بَعۡدَ كَلِمَةٍ یَدُلُّ عَلَىٰ مَوۡضِعِ السَّجۡدَةِ نَحۡوُ: وَلِلَّهِ یَسۡجُدُ مَا فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَمَا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِن دَاۤبَّةࣲ وَٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةُ وَهُمۡ لَا یَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ ۝٤٩ یَخَافُونَ رَبَّهُم مِّن فَوۡقِهِمۡ وَیَفۡعَلُونَ مَا یُؤۡمَرُونَ ۩ ۝٥٠

1424 AH / 2003–2004 CE, “رِوَايَةُ هٰذَا الۡمُصۡحَفِ وَمُصۡطَلَحَاتُ رَسۡمِهِ وَضَبۡطِهِ وَعَدُّ آيِهِ [riwāyatu hāḏā l-muṣḥafi wamuṣṭalaḥātu rasmihi waḍabṭihi waʕaddu ʔāyihi]”, in مُصۡحَفُ الۡمَدِينَةِ النَّبَوِيَّةِ [muṣḥafu l-madīnati n-nabawiyyati] (in Arabic), King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran, page ح:

(Islam) used in the Qur'an, indicating that the reciter should follow the example of the prophet Muhammad in prostrating himself before Allah at that point in the verse.


A spear, representing the goddess Pallas Athena. Invented soon after discovery in the early 19th century. The head of the spear took on various shapes, depending on typographic convenience, including a triangle △ and a spade ♤ or inverted heart ♡, but is now usually a diamond ◇ or lozenge ◊. The cross at bottom recalls ⟨☿⟩, ⟨♀⟩, ⟨⚳⟩.

(astronomy, astrology) The asteroid 2 Pallas.

alchemical symbol for sulfur, a variant form of Athena's spear that was sometimes easier to typeset


A scythe, representing the Roman harvest goddess Ceres. Invented soon after discovery in the early 19th century. The cross at bottom recalls ⟨☿⟩ and ⟨♀⟩. The symbol was once sometimes reversed to incorporate the letter 'C' as the initial for 'Ceres'.

(astronomy, astrology) The dwarf planet and asteroid 1 Ceres.


The eternal fire in the Roman temple to the goddess Vesta. The current form, which incorporates the letter 'V', is an astrological simplification, from the 1970s, of the 1852 form below.

(astronomy, astrology) The asteroid 4 Vesta.


The scepter of the Roman queen of the gods, Juno, surmounted by a star. The scepter took various forms in the 19th century, some rather elaborate, but soon the original printer's hack of an asterisk ⟨*⟩ over an inverted dagger ⟨⸸⟩ was settled on for typographic convenience.

(astronomy, astrology) The asteroid 3 Juno.


The caesura mark is a variant of the medieval Latin virgula (“scratch comma”).

Hwæt! wē Gār-Dena ‖ in gēar-dagum

The angel of the Lord tarrieth | round about | them that ‖ fear him : | and de|livereth | them.

(music) A pointing mark in Anglican chant, used to mark the place in a verse which corresponds to the double barline in the chant, in circumstances where this is not the same place as the colon which divides the two halves of the verse; typically done when one half is very short.


ƒ

(photography) Used to denote an f-number, usually in the format “ƒ/N” where N is the f-number.


(Buddhism) the dharmachakra, the symbol for Buddhism


Cross potent
Greek cross
Jerusalem cross
cross potent
letter T


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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.

der

(chiefly video games) An achievement; rewards.

A mark of excellence.
An achievement; rewards.

(animation, especially anime, comics) Appears in the eyes of a character to indicate that they are star-struck, excited or incredibly happy.

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

(video games) Indicates a power-up or collectible item.

(video games, tabletop games) The symbol for a fictional in-game currency; victory points.

(chiefly animation) Appears on an object to indicate that it is shiny, bright or polished; a sparkle.

(video games) A difficulty rating, with more stars indicating a higher level of difficulty.


(astrology, dated) A fictitious invisible second moon of Earth, claimed to have been observed in the early 20th century.

(astrology) The position of the apogee of the actual Moon, or sometimes the empty focus of the Moon's elliptical orbit, which lies in approximately the same direction as the apogee.

(astrology) The mean Black Moon: the mean position of the lunar apogee, disregarding gravitational perturbations by the Sun or the planets, as opposed to the "true" Black Moon ⟨⯞⟩.


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.


(comics) Multiple gears indicate that a character is thinking and is probably about to have an idea. Compare 💡 (“light bulb symbol, indicates an idea”).


Venus in opposition to Jupiter


(reference of Unicode name) A Maltese cross.


Venus in conjunction with Jupiter


BWV

Initialism for the German Bach (“J.S.Bach”)-Werke (“works”)-Verzeichnis (“catalog”).

(music) Used to indicate a particular work of music according to a reference number assigned in the Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach, a catalog which provides a reference number for each work of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, or which has been attributed to him.


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✝ (English symbol name Latin cross or Christian cross)

Latin cross (English name symbol)
Christian cross (English name symbol)

Early Christianity
Latin cross
Vic Cathedral

The Christianity sense (sense 1) was first used by early Christians in the 1st century AD; the Latin cross design represents the cross upon which Jesus was crucified around AD 33 (see also cruxifiction of Jesus on WikipediaWikipedia). It was popularised as a universal symbol for Christianity after circa AD 350, overtaking symbols like the ichthys.
The death senses (sense 2) might be derived from the cross as a method of execution in the form of crucifixion, while the grave subsense (sense 2.1) is probably derived from the common use of a Latin cross as a grave marker to indicate that the buried individual adhered to Christianity: reinterpreted as a generic symbol of a grave.
The fleuron sense (sense 3) is derived from sense 1.

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Western Christianity
Western Christianity

Represents Christianity; an aspect thereof, such as Christendom, the Church, faith, prayer, blessings, clergy, God or Jesus.

(in stricter terms) Represents Western Christianity, especially Catholicism and certain denominations of Protestantism.

(Christianity) The crucifixion of Jesus on the cross; also, His subsequent resurrection; the Passion; eternal life.


(music) Symbol for B seventh or dominant seventh.


Coordinate term: 𝄆

(music) Indicates the end of a repeated passage of music.


(music) The five-lined musical staff, used in standard Western musical notation


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠸⟩: ⡸ ⢸ ⣸


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠤⟩: ⡤ ⢤ ⣤


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠮⟩: ⡮ ⢮ ⣮


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠾⟩: ⡾ ⢾ ⣾


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠶⟩: ⡶ ⢶ ⣶


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠒⟩: ⡒ ⢒ ⣒


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠆⟩: ⡆ ⢆ ⣆


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠡⟩: ⡡ ⢡ ⣡


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠣⟩: ⡣ ⢣ ⣣


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠪⟩: ⡪ ⢪ ⣪


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠳⟩: ⡳ ⢳ ⣳


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠹⟩: ⡹ ⢹ ⣹


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠍⟩: ⡍ ⢍ ⣍


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠇⟩: ⡇ ⢇ ⣇


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠎⟩: ⡎ ⢎ ⣎


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠺⟩: ⡺ ⢺ ⣺


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠽⟩: ⡽ ⢽ ⣽


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠧⟩: ⡧ ⢧ ⣧


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠗⟩: ⡗ ⢗ ⣗


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠞⟩: ⡞ ⢞ ⣞


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠻⟩: ⡻ ⢻ ⣻


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠟⟩: ⡟ ⢟ ⣟


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠕⟩: ⡕ ⢕ ⣕


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠭⟩: ⡭ ⢭ ⣭


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠅⟩: ⡅ ⢅ ⣅


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠥⟩: ⡥ ⢥ ⣥


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠏⟩: ⡏ ⢏ ⣏


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠂⟩: ⡂ ⢂ ⣂


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠔⟩: ⡔ ⢔ ⣔


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠫⟩: ⡫ ⢫ ⣫


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠬⟩: ⡬ ⢬ ⣬


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠌⟩: ⡌ ⢌ ⣌


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠿⟩: ⡿ ⢿ ⣿


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠩⟩: ⡩ ⢩ ⣩


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠝⟩: ⡝ ⢝ ⣝


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠱⟩: ⡱ ⢱ ⣱


Braille eight-dot extensions from ⟨⠴⟩: ⡴ ⢴ ⣴


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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)

(music) Alternative form of ♯ (“sharp”).


`vert`

`vert` (English symbol name vertical bar or vertical line or pipe)

`vert` (canonical)
vertical bar (English name symbol)
vertical line (English name symbol)
pipe (English name symbol)

(music) A pointing mark in Anglican chant, which marks a place in the text where a barline occurs in the chant.


A simplification of the punctus elevatus, ⟨⹎⟩.

(music) A pointing mark in Anglican chant, which marks the place which splits a verse in two, corresponding to the central double barline in a two-part chant (unless otherwise indicated by ‖).


`period`

The periodos of Aristophanes of Byzantium, ca. 200 BCE. Originally there were three dots: ⟨·⟩ at mid height (the comma), ⟨.⟩ at the baseline (the colon), and ⟨˙⟩ at capital height (the periodos). When minuscule writing became common, it proved difficult to make a three-way height distinction, and only the periodos was retained, though it shifted to the baseline.

.@Tim needs to fix this problem ASAP

(chat rooms, Twitter) Used to prefix a message to prevent it from being treated as a command.

chat rooms; Twitter; chat rooms; Twitter


6º

(printing) Abbreviation of sexto, a book size using duodecimo-sized pages.


8º

(printing) Abbreviation of octavo, a book size using octavo-sized pages.


4º

(paper) Abbreviation of quarto, a standard size range for paper after folding and cutting (7.5"–10" x 10"–12.5").

quarto

(printing) Abbreviation of quarto, a standard size range for books, corresponding to the paper size.


A key stylized as the letters OK for 'Object Kowal', the initial temporary designation of the object.

(astrology) The outer asteroid and centaur 2060 Chiron.


The lunar crescent is an ancient symbol for the moon.
Its orientation varies between increscent and decrescent.

a subscript to variables in mathematical equations, such as π_☽ (lunar parallax)

(astronomy, astrology, rare) the first quarter of the Moon.


(classical studies) Indicates a source in the Samaritan script.


rf

(music) rinforzando (of playing: with special emphasis)


Coordinate term: 𝄇

(music) Indicates the beginning of a repeated passage of music.


sfz.

(music) sforzando (of playing: with a strong initial attack)


1̂

(music) tonic, or the first scale degree


7̂

(music) subtonic or leading tone, the seventh scale degree


2̂

(music) supertonic, or the second scale degree


5̂

(music) dominant, or the fifth scale degree


6̂

(music) submediant, or the sixth scale degree


4̂

(music) subdominant, or the fourth scale degree


3̂

(music) mediant, or the third scale degree


From Italian ottava bassa (“octave lower”), by analogy with 8va interpreted as an abbreviation of Italian ottava alta (“octave higher”).

(music) An instruction to play one octave lower than indicated.


⁶₄

second inversion
second inversion#English

(music) Indicates that a triad is in second inversion.


V⁷

dominant seventh chord
dominant seventh chord

(music) dominant seventh chord with the root as the dominant scale degree


HEY, RIP! I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO DO SOME WORK AROUND HERE TODAY? IT'S ALMOST NOON⋯ / HUH? KEEP YOUR BIB ON, KIDDO⋯Z-Z-Z--WHAT'S THE RUSH? I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD⋯Z-Z-Z-I'LL DO IT NEXT WEEK⋯

1967 July 15, “Hatlo’s They’ll Do It Every Time”, in Florence Morning News, 44th year, number 196 (in English), Florence, S.C., page 11:


(music) Indicates that the tempo quickens to one and a half times its original pace.


(music) Indicates that the tempo slows to two-thirds of its original pace.


The pentacle, a religious symbol in Wicca


Ⅴ⁷/Ⅴ

(music) secondary dominant seventh chord that tonicizes the dominant in the original key


Ⅴ/Ⅴ

(music) secondary dominant triad that tonicizes the dominant in the original key


ᴹ⁷

(music) An indicator that a seventh chord is major.


˚⁷

diminished
diminished seventh chord#English

(music) An indicator that a seventh chord is diminished.


Ø⁷

half diminished
half-diminished seventh chord

(music) an indicator that a seventh chord is half diminished


(music, quarter notes and longer) split into eighth note pulses

(music, quarter notes and shorter) split into two notes each with half the duration of the notated note


(music, quarter notes and longer) split into sixteenth note pulses

(music, quarter notes and shorter) split into four notes each with one fourth the duration of the notated note, sometimes resulting in a tremolo


(music) an indicator that a note's duration should be multiplied by 1.5


(music) an indicator that a note's duration should be multiplied by 1.75


(music) indicates the end of a piece or movement


(music) indicates where to return from a dal segno


(music) An indicator of a change of key signature or any other major change.

(music) indicates a da capo or dal segno

(jazz) Used at the beginning of the staff.

(music, rare) Used at the end of single-line pieces, e.g. for scales or some demonstrative pieces.


(music) A separator between two measures or bars.

(music) A line that closes the staff at the beginning and end of the staff on the right and left side of the page.

(music) A line that connects the staves of grand staff.


(printing) Abbreviation of sextodecimo, a book size using sextodecimo-sized pages.


(printing) Abbreviation of octodecimo, a book size using octodecimo-sized pages.


(printing) Abbreviation of vicesimo-quarto, a book size using vicesimo-quarto-sized pages.


(printing) Abbreviation of quadragesimo-octavo, a book size using quadragesimo-octavo-sized pages.


(printing) Abbreviation of sexagesimo-quarto, a book size using sexagesimo-quarto-sized pages.


From Italian quindicesima bassa (“fifteenth lower”), by analogy with 15ma interpreted as an abbreviation of Italian quindicesima alta (“fifteenth higher”).

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(music, very rare) An instruction to play two octaves lower than indicated.


Death; died; dying; deceased; mortality.

(Internet slang, video games) Kills; to kill; murder.

(comics, humorous, hyperbolic, rare, often accompanied by a cloud) Indicates a strong stench.


(anime) A sweat droplet that appears in-front of a character's face when confused, embarrassed or irritated.


Make no mistake ♬
Ba ba ba ♬
You're having your cake 𝅘𝅥𝅮
You're eating it too 𝅘𝅥𝅯

2006, “Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness”, in Scott Pilgrim, volume 3 (in English):

🎶 Lifestylessss of the rich and famous 🎶

2023 May 19, Mehera Bonner, “Sofia Richie and Elliot Grainge's Relationship Timeline Is Equal Parts Romantic and Rich”, in Cosmopolitan (in English):

Indicates music, or text that is meant to be read as a song.


(anime, manga) Represents anger or frustration on a person's face.


sfz

(music) sforzando (of playing: with a strong initial attack)


mov.

(music) Abbreviation of movimento (Italian for “movement”, “motion”).


A solar disk with a single ray; simplified from a disk with a halo of rays

(astronomy, astrology, archaic) Classical and Byzantine Era symbol for the Sun


(astrology, rare) asteroid (40) Harmonia


At least in sense [2], this is a cross for the root crux in 'crucible', which is sometimes written ⟨🜊ᵇˡᵉ⟩.


RGSS

(video games) Initialism of Ruby Game Scripting System. (an RPG scripting language used to create computer RPGs)


(architecture) size in horizontal direction, width


(cartoons, comics) Represents a loss of money.


(astrology) The symbol for the sign Ophiuchus.


`num` `num`

Happy birthday to you. #

(television) Encloses subtitled text that is sung or in a singsong intonation.


ˉ

(poetry) Used to mark a long/stressed syllable in a metrical foot or verse: e.g. ⟨˘ˉ⟩ iamb, ⟨ˉ˘⟩ trochee, ⟨ˉˉ⟩ spondee. Also placed over vowel letters: see ⟨◌̄⟩.


(architecture) size in vertical direction, height


`lt` `gt`

having now watched it I just have one thing to say... <grin> So who's got the bollocks to do some cosplay with me then? ^_^

2002 January 14, Stuart Dawson, “Re: This made me look at YATA in a whole new light.. o_o”, in uk.media.animation.anime (Usenet; in English):

<SIGH> TAKE A LOOK AROUND THE MARKET SID. WHAT DO YOU SEE?

2010, Robin Etherington, The Diamond Egg of Wonders (Monkey Nuts; 1), Oxford, Oxon: David Fickling Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 8:

(comics, Internet slang) Synonym of * * (“encloses an interpretation, describes an action as if it were actually happening”)

Narrator: For the first time in seven turns of the seasons he speaks the ugly, guttural language of the humans...
Cutter (elf): <Before you die, say if any more of you come this way!>
Aro (human): <We are all that you see!> <No one follows!>

(comics, science fiction) Encloses translated text, including from nonhuman speakers.


A cloud-like balloon, with a chain of increasingly smaller circles pointing to the character who is thinking.

Contains text thought by characters in comics.

speech balloon, contains text spoken by characters in comics

anger balloon, contains text scream by characters in comics


A balloon that is an ellipse or rounded rectangle, with a tail emanating from the character who is talking.

thought balloon, contains text thought by characters in comics

Contains text spoken by characters in comics.


🗦Gasp!🗧 Your plan is too crazy to work!

(used in comics) Encloses an interjection, for emphasis.


A balloon with a jagged outline, with a tail pointing to the character who is screaming.

Contains text said by characters screaming in anger, fear, etc. in comics.


For example, the second stroke in 冰.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke 提 (“rising”).


For example, the second stroke in 狐.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 彎 (“curved”) + 鉤 (“hook”).


For example, the third stroke in 亡 and the fourth stroke in 四.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 豎 (“vertical”) + 彎 (“curved”).


For example, the second stroke in 心.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 扁 (“flat”) + 斜 (“slant”) + 鉤 (“hook”).


For example, the third stroke in 大.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke 捺 (“right-falling”).


For example, the third stroke in 丸.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke 點 (“dot”).


For example, the second stroke in 计 and the second stroke in 鳩.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 橫 (“horizontal”) + 折 (“bent”) + 提 (“rising”).


For example, the sixth stroke in 廸.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 橫 (“horizontal”) + 折 (“bent”) + 折 (“bent”) + 撇 (“left-falling”).


For example, the fourth stroke in 中.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke 豎 (“vertical”).


For example, the first stroke in 飞 and the second stroke in 九.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 橫 (“horizontal”) + 折 (“bent”) + 彎 (“curved”) + 鉤 (“hook”).


For example, the fifth stroke in 投.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 橫 (“horizontal”) + 折 (“bent”) + 彎 (“curved”).


For example, the first stroke in 月.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 豎 (“vertical”) + 撇 (“left-falling”).


For example, the second stroke in 四.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 橫 (“horizontal”) + 折 (“bent”). Referred to as the 橫折 /横折 (héngzhé) stroke.


For example, the first stroke in 疋 and the third stroke in 卖.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 橫 (“horizontal”) + 鉤 (“hook”).


For example, the fourth stroke in 凸.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 橫 (“horizontal”) + 折 (“bent”) + 折 (“bent”) + 折 (“bent”).


For example, the first stroke in 大 and the first stroke in 七.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke 橫 (“horizontal”).


For example, the first stroke in 羽 and the first stroke in 也.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 橫 (“horizontal”) + 折 (“bent”) + 鉤 (“hook”).


For example, the third stroke in 民.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 豎 (“vertical”) + 提 (“rising”).


For example, the first stroke in 阝 and the sixth stroke in 邮.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 橫 (“horizontal”) + 撇 (“left-falling”) + 彎 (“curved”) + 鉤 (“hook”).


For example, the sixth stroke in 肅.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 豎 (“vertical”) + 彎 (“curved”) + 折 (“bent”).


For example, the first stroke in 乏.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke 撇 (“left-falling”).


For example, the first stroke in 又, fourth stroke in 今, second stroke in 夕, 𠂊 and 水.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 橫 (“horizontal”) + 撇 (“left-falling”).


For example, the second stroke in 山 and the sixth stroke in 県.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 豎 (“vertical”) + 折 (“bent”).


For example, the first stroke in 乄.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 撇 (“left-falling”) + 鉤 (“hook”).


For example, the first stroke in 卍.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 橫 (“horizontal”) + 折 (“bent”) + 折 (“bent”).


For example, the first stroke in 水.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 豎 (“vertical”) + 鉤 (“hook”).


For example, the third stroke in 乞.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 橫 (“horizontal”) + 斜 (“slant”) + 彎 (“curved”) + 鉤 (“hook”).


For example, the third stroke in 公 and the fourth stroke in 弘.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 撇 (“left-falling”) + 折 (“bent”).


For example, the first stroke in 巡 and the first stroke in 女.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 撇 (“left-falling”) + 點 (“dot”). Referred to as the 撇點 /撇点 (piědiǎn) stroke.


For example, the eighth stroke in 廻.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 提 (“rising”) + 捺 (“right-falling”).


For example, the third stroke in 弓 and the second stroke in 马.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 豎 (“vertical”) + 折 (“bent”) + 彎 (“curved”) + 鉤 (“hook”).


For example, the sixth stroke in 㔔. It is one single stroke, unlike 口 (a similar radical) which is 3 strokes.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke 圈 (“circle”).


For example, the fifth stroke in 我.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 斜 (“slant”) + 鉤 (“hook”).


For example, the first stroke in 乃.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 橫 (“horizontal”) + 折 (“bent”) + 折 (“bent”) + 折 (“bent”) + 鉤 (“hook”).


For example, the first stroke in 卐 and the fourth and fifth strokes in 亞.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 豎 (“vertical”) + 折 (“bent”) + 折 (“bent”).


For example, the seventh stroke in 乱 and the third stroke in 己.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 豎 (“vertical”) + 彎 (“curved”) + 鉤 (“hook”).


Make no mistake ♬
Ba ba ba ♬
You're having your cake 𝅘𝅥𝅮
You're eating it too 𝅘𝅥𝅯

Alternative form of 🎵 (indicates a music or song)


عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَٰمُ
عليه السلم#Arabic

(Islam) peace be upon him; a diacritical mark to represent عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَٰمُ (ʕalayhi s-salāmu), specifically the ع (ʕ) in ﷷ (ʕalayhi, “upon him”). It is used in Urdu.


رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
رحمه الله#Arabic

عَلَيْهِ عليه#Arabic

رَحْمَة رحمة#Arabic

(Islam) may God's mercy be upon him; a diacritical mark used to represent رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ (raḥimahu llāhu ʕalayhi), specifically the رَحْ (raḥ) in رَحْمَة (raḥma). It is used in Urdu.


صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
صلى الله عليه وسلم#Arabic

صَلَّى صلى#Arabic

(Islam) peace be upon him; a diacritical mark to represent صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ (ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhi wasallama), specifically the ص (ṣ) in صَلَّى (ṣallā).


ඩ

(Internet slang, humorous) An amogus; a crewmate character from the videogame Among Us.


ඞ

The Sinhalese script velar nasal letter ṅa.


owo

o (opened eye) + w (curled mouth) + o (opened eye)

An emoticon representing an innocent, cutesy surprised face with a cat-like smile.


uwu

u (closed eye) + w (curled mouth) + u (closed eye)

Fine lass, nice ass, cat ears and she uwu, uh.

2020, “Cat Girls Are Ruining My Life!”, performed by Corpse Husband:

An emoticon representing an innocent, cutesy smiley face with a cat-like smile and closed eyes.


(astronomy, astrology) ascending node, north node


(astronomy, astrology) descending node, south node


(food): Abbreviation of kosher. A trademarked symbol used by the OK Kosher Certification agency for use on food packaging.

○ and ◌⃝ for uses of a letter inside a circle

(food, Judaism, North America) kosher food


A proposed alchemical symbol for platinum, derived from the symbols for the planetary metals gold ⟨☉⟩ and iron ⟨♂⟩, as platinum (previously known as 'white gold') was often found mixed with iron. This symbol for the newly discovered metal platinum was created in order to have a symbol to apply to the newly discovered planet Uranus.


IXOYE

Latin-alphabet orthographic borrowing from Ancient Greek ΙΧΘΥΣ (IKHTHUS, “fish”), based on the resemblance of the Greek and Latin letters. See ichthys.

obor

Jack Bowen, If You Can Read This: The Philosophy of Bumper Stickers

sacred letters, words, and symbols such as IHS, IXOYE, INRI, ✝, JESUS, ΑΩ

the parishioners of St. Andrews Church and Faith Community Bible Church. IXOYE.

Pathways off the streets: Homeless people and their use of resources Wright, Bradley R. Entner. The University of Wisconsin - Madison. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1996

IXOYE (pronounced ICHTHUS)

Oracle (Sep 21, 1973), and many more instances from the same series

Esther Lim, Portland State University, Nine Months

Next to “UCSB Dad” was a fish symbol with the letters “IXOYE” in the middle—the classic acronym for “Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior.”

(Christianity) A rendering of the ichthys epithet for Jesus Christ.


0 (open eye) + w (curled mouth) + 0 (open eye)


OwO

I love the smell of new car. Yes, that means what it implies. OwO

[It] is then jokingly taken up by the blogger further down in the exchange with a direct reference to the word onion followed by the emoticon OwO, signalling positive surprise.

2014, Paola Vettorel, English as a Lingua Franca in Wider Networking: Blogging Practices, De Gruyter, →ISBN, unnumbered page:


X (eyes squeezed shut) + 3 (cat-like smile)

An emoticon that conveys silliness or playfulness.


An emoticon conveying silliness or playfulness.


Denotes a position to write or sign, for example on an e-document.


Created by Denis Moskowitz from the "five-fingered hand" symbol ⟨⟩ of the goddess Eris, a symbol found in modern Discordianism. Moskowitz rotated the hand symbol upright like the related Discordian POEE symbol ⟨⟩, and added a cross-bar, ⟨[Alt: Э]⟩, so that it would resemble a double lunate letter epsilon, the initial letter of 'Eris'. However, the Discordian community objected that this produced a "seven-fingered hand," and in response he removed the cross-bar.

(astronomy, astrology) The dwarf planet Eris.


A globe with a downward arrow, signifying catastrophe. Proposed in 2007 by Henry Seltzer and used in his commercial software, alongside ⟨⟩ for Haumea and ⟨⟩ for Makemake.

(astrology, rare) The dwarf planet Eris.


Created by Denis Moskowitz from the Canadian syllabics letters ⟨ᓴ⟩ sa and ⟨ᓐ⟩ n, from the modern Inuktitut form of Sedna, ᓴᓐᓇ Sanna. Intended to visually suggest a seal leaping from the water.

(astronomy, astrology) The dwarf planet Sedna.


(astronomy, alchemy): The four quarters of the world, divided by the four rivers out of Eden and surrounded by the Ocean Sea. Later interpreted as a globe with equator and line meridian.
(meteorology): A sun cross

units of measurement: M_🜨 Earth mass; R_🜨 Earth radius


Pluto's bident, stylized like Neptune's trident and surmounted by a globe or cap, representative of the spirit surmounting the crescent of soul above the cross of matter. Popularized by Paul Clancy, founder in 1933 of American Astrology magazine.


An arrow pointing beyond Pluto (intersecting curves indicating the crossing orbits of Pluto and Neptune).

(astrology) Transpluto (a fictitious planet claimed to orbit beyond Pluto).


(astronomy): A lunar crescent and the globe of Pluto's symbol ⟨⯓⟩, visually suggesting Pluto and its moon, and iconically suggesting Charon's boat and the coin needed for passage

(astrology, rare) a symbol used by some chapters of the Hamburg school of astrology ("Uranian" astrology) for Pluto.


The ⟨⚷⟩ symbol for 2060 Chiron, with the 'K' replaced with an 'N' for 'Nessus'. The 'N' is sometimes stylized as a rising zigzag.

(astrology) The outer asteroid and centaur (7066) Nessus.


Pluto's orbit transecting that of Neptune

(astrology) a northern continental European symbol for Pluto, commonly used in Germany and Denmark.


The ⟨⚷⟩ symbol for 2060 Chiron, with the 'K' replaced with either a Latin 'P' or a Greek 'φ' for 'Pholus'/Φόλος.

(astrology) The outer asteroid and centaur (5145) Pholus.


A simplified form of the ⟨☤⟩ caduceus, due to confusion in the United States between the caduceus and the ⟨⚕⟩ rod of Asclepius, which itself is the masculine equivalent of the serpent-and-bowl symbol ⟨🕏⟩ of the goddess Hygieia. The original astronomical symbol was Hygieia's snake and a star, approximately ⟨🝹⟩.

(astrology) A modern symbol for the asteroid (10) Hygiea. (This symbol has no history of use in astronomy.)


Flipping tables (or (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ for net natives) is a classic among online emoji, and happens to be one of our favorites.

2014 June 3, Kwame Opam, “Watch this supercut of every table flip in movie history”, in The Verge:

2014 September 22, "Soos and the Real Girl", season 2, episode 5 of Gravity Falls
Cashier: And there's a note on it that says destroy at all costs.
Note on the video game box: DESTROY AT ALL COSTS!! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

The name alone could be anything from valid values ("hotdog" or "pretzel") to invalid values ("samosa", "kimchi", or "poutine") to absurd ("12345", "", or "(╯°□°)╯( ┻━┻").

2021 July 21, Patrick Viafore, Robust Python, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 54:

An emoticon representing a person flipping a table in rage.


'moon in conjunction with Jupiter'

'moon occults Jupiter'

'Moon occults Sun' (i.e. solar eclipse, commonly abbreviated )

(astronomy, astrology) symbol for occultation, most commonly a solar eclipse.


(astrology) the Lot of Fortune, a.k.a. Part of Fortune.


'moon in opposition to the Sun' (full moon)

'moon shadowed from the Sun' (i.e. lunar eclipse, commonly abbreviated )

Ⅰ 'Io in Jupiter's shadow'

(astronomy, astrology) symbol for a lunar eclipse, or, more generally (but rarely), for any celestial body found in the shadow of another, such as the timing of Io entering Jupiter's shadow, used by Rømer to calculate the speed of light.


Created by Denis Moskowitz from the large-eyed and phallic-nosed petroglyphs of the Rapa Nui creation god Makemake that are found scattered on Easter Island. It faintly recalls the initial letter 'M'.

(astronomy, astrology) The dwarf planet Makemake.


Created by Denis Moskowitz from the initial character ⟨共⟩ of the Chinese name 共工 (Gònggōng), with the bottom strokes replaced by the serpentine body of the Chinese demon/deity Gonggong.

(astronomy, astrology) The dwarf planet Gonggong.


Created by Denis Moskowitz as an OR monogram, stylized to resemble the gape of Orcus's skull or of an orca (a homophonic connection to Orcas Island, which influenced the choice of the name of the dwarf planet).

(astronomy, astrology) The dwarf planet Orcus.


Created by Denis Moskowitz as the initial letter Q of the Tongva creator god 'Quaoar', with the tail stylized to resemble a canoe and with the bowl later made angular to resemble Tongva rock art.

(astronomy, astrology) The dwarf planet Quaoar.


Created by Denis Moskowitz from stylized Hawaiian petroglyphs for women and childbirth, representing the Hawaiian fertility and creation goddess Haumea. It faintly recalls the initial letter 'H'.

(astronomy, astrology) The dwarf planet Haumea.


(poetry) Used to mark a short/unstressed syllable in a metrical foot or verse: e.g. ⟨˘ˉ⟩ iamb, ⟨ˉ˘⟩ trochee, ⟨˘˘⟩ pyrrhic. Also placed over vowel letters: see ⟨◌̆⟩.


For Astraea, this is an inverted anchor, 🝸, presumably a typographic substitute for the mythologically associated set of scales, and dates to 1849.
It's not known if the Pluto symbol is related. It has been in use since at least 1950 without an orb and 1969 with an orb.

the orb may be as large as those of the other planetary symbols ⟨link=☿⟩

⟨link=♂⟩ and German-style ⟨link=♆⟩. There may be no globe at all in German sources that use a globeless ⟨link=♆⟩ for Neptune.

(astrology) a southern continental European symbol for Pluto, commonly used in Spain, France, Italy and Germany.


*a fusion of ⟨♀⟩ copper and ⟨🜹⟩ sal-ammoniac.

(rare, astrology) planetoid (cf. ⟨🜬⟩ asteroid)


Baháʼí Baháʼí

(religion) the Baháʼí nine-pointed star, used i.a. as a gravestone marker for the Baháʼí faith


half-diminished seventh chord
half-diminished seventh chord

(music, jazz theory) Used after a pitch class to denote a half-diminished seventh chord with a note of said pitch as its root.

(music) niente, a dynamic marker representing total silence


The Islamic sense derives from the numerical value of the Arabic phrase بِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ (bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi, “In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate”), known as the basmala, calculated using the Abjad numeral system.

(Islam) Used as a short form of the basmala, or as a lucky or holy number.


(astrology) Proserpina: a fictitious planet claimed to orbit beyond Pluto in Russian astrology


ALMANACK FOR NOVEMBER, 1887. 1 T[uesday] 🌞 rises 6.55 a.m.

1887 November, The Leisure Hour (in English), London: Religious Tract Society, title page:


(astrology) The "true" black moon: the lunar apogee as calculated from the Moon's current oscillating position using Kepler's laws (assuming no further perturbations), as opposed to the mean Black Moon ⟨⚸⟩.


(astrology, Russia) the "true" White Moon, also called "Artha" (Арта), with its position calculated from the "true" Black Moon ⟨⯞⟩, as opposed to the mean White Moon ⟨⯝⟩.

(astrology) (with an optional orb at bottom) A graphic variant of the Pluto symbol ⟨⯔⟩.


белая Луна
белая Луна

Селена Селена

(astrology, Russia) the White Moon (белая Луна) a.k.a. Selena (Селена), a "hypothetical" point that serves as the thematic opposite to the Black Moon a.k.a. Lilith, ⟨⚸⟩. It traverses the zodiac in exactly seven years.

(astrology, Russia) the mean White Moon, its position calculated from the mean Black Moon ⟨⚸⟩, as opposed to the "true" White Moon ⟨⯟⟩.


(astrology, Uranian) Zeus, one of eight fictitious trans-Neptunian planets used by the Hamburg school of astrology.


(astrology, Uranian) Kronos, one of eight fictitious trans-Neptunian planets used by the Hamburg school of astrology.


(astrology, Uranian) Vulcanus, one of eight fictitious trans-Neptunian planets used by the Hamburg school of astrology.


(astrology, Uranian) Admetos, one of eight fictitious trans-Neptunian planets used by the Hamburg school of astrology.


(astrology, Uranian) Hades, one of eight fictitious trans-Neptunian planets used by the Hamburg school of astrology.


(astrology, Russian) A novile (1⁄9) aspect of 40°.


(for semidecile)

(astrology, Russian) A vigintile (1⁄20) aspect of 18°.


(astrology, Uranian) Apollon, one of eight fictitious trans-Neptunian planets used by the Hamburg school of astrology.


(astrology, Russian) A binovile (2⁄9) aspect of 80°.


(astrology) A quintile (1⁄5) aspect of 72°.


(astrology, Russian) A tredecile (3⁄10) aspect of 108°.


(astrology, Russian) A quintile (1⁄5) aspect of 72°.


(astrology, Russian) A centile aspect of 100°.


(astrology, Uranian) Cupido, one of eight fictitious trans-Neptunian planets used by the Hamburg school of astrology.


(astrology, Uranian) Poseidon, one of eight fictitious trans-Neptunian planets used by the Hamburg school of astrology.


Saurona

Named in 2023 after the fictional Sauron, the villain from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, likening his all-seeing eye to the eye pattern on the butterfly's wings.

A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain butterflies.


(music) A fermata note. E.g. fermata ⟨♩͒⟩ is held longer than an unmarked quarter note ⟨♩⟩.


(comics) Sweat droplets that appear in-front of a character's face when stressed, working hard or tired.


An emoticon conveying silliness or playfulness.


(comics, animation) Used to indicate a person or animal has dashed away.


(comics, animation) Appears around—or above—the head of a character when dizzy, intoxicated, ill or otherwise disoriented.


(music, Persian) sori (a quarter-tone sharp)


(music, Persian) koron (a quarter-tone flat)


On iOS's e-mail client, unread e-mails are marked with 🔵 at the top left fronting the subject title.

On Telegram, unread messages are denoted with 🔵 at their right.

(computing, social media) An unread notification, message or e-mail.

(video games) Something that can be interacted with.


graphical user interface
graphical user interface

(graphical user interface, social media) AFK; idle; inactive.


[Title]

2023 October 20, “🔴 Live: Pro-Palestinian protests erupt across Arab world as aid remains stuck at Gaza border”, in France24 (in English):

A red Record light alerts both participants that recording is in progress.

2010, Robin Williams, John Tollett, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (in English), Peachpit Press, →ISBN, page 182:

(cameras, television) Indicates a recording.

The red dot on your Apple Watch is a signal that shows you have unread notifications. These can be anything from calls and texts to push notifications from apps, like somebody liking your post on Facebook or requesting to follow you on Instagram.

2023 January 10, Sarah Vincent, “What Is That Red Dot on Your Apple Watch—and How Do You Get Rid of It?”, in Reader's Digest (in English):

(graphical user interface, social media) An unread notification.

[On this freeware chat application, a 🔴 will appear below a user's profile picture if they set their status to the "do not disturb" option.]

2025 January 5, “Discord”, in Discord Inc. (in Translingual):

Image from Metal Gear Solid, with Solid Snake as ⚪ and his enemies represented by multiple 🔴.

2014, James Paul Gee, Unified Discourse Analysis: Language, Reality, Virtual Worlds and Video Games (in English), Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 40:

(video games) Indicates an enemy or target.

(video games) Indicates an objective or goal.


(graphical user interface, social media) Online; active; available.

(video games, appears at the top of an entity) Indicates a teammate, ally or friendly NPC, such as one that posses a quest for the player.


🤓 (“nerd emoji”) + ☝ (“pointing upwards emoji”).
Arose around October 2022 among Latin American Twitter users in reference to an image macro.

compound

Synonym of 🤓 (“used to suggest someone is overexplaining, a pedant or nerdy”).


(jazz, rare) Sometimes used at the beginning of the staff.


From the compounding of two emoji, 🗣 (speaking; shouting) + 🔥 (fire). Popularised in 2023 through social networking service TikTok.

(Internet slang) Used to indicate that one is shouting or speaking with vehemence; also, used to add emphasis to a statement or opinion.


From the compounding of two emoji, 🍷 (wine) + 🗿 (moai). Popularised in 2023 through social networking service TikTok.

(Internet slang, sometimes humorous) Indicates that something is of high intellectual value, agreeable or admirable, or sigma male-related.


From the red triangle in the Palestinian flag, held hoist-up.

(social media, politics) indicates support for Palestine or for Hamas in the ongoing Israel–Hamas war


1827, Franz Schubert, Impromptu in G♭ major, Opus 90, № 3, Andante (D. 899), published 1857, incipit


Formed via the combination of three Unicode characters: - (“hyphen-minus”) + combining characters ⃤ (“combining enclosing upward pointing triangle”) + ⃝ (“combining enclosing circle”).

(Internet slang, subculture) A Unicode rendering of the theta-delta, representing therianthropy and otherkinity.


(music, dated) A quarter tone sharp note.

(music) An undefined microtone note between a quarter tone sharp and a full sharp; the exact value needs to be defined for each work.


(music, rare) A quarter tone sharp note.


(music, dated) A quarter tone flat note.

(music) An undefined microtone note less than a quarter tone flat; the exact value needs to be defined for each work.


(music, dated) A three-quarter tone sharp note.

(music) An undefined microtone note between a sharp and three-quarter tone sharp; the exact value needs to be defined for each work.


(music) An undefined microtone note between a quarter tone flat and a full flat; the exact value needs to be defined for each work.


(music) An undefined microtone note less than a quarter tone sharp; the exact value needs to be defined for each work.


(music, dated) A three-quarter tone flat note.

(music) An undefined microtone note between a flat and three-quarter tone flat; the exact value needs to be defined for each work.


> (eyebrows) + : (eyes) + 3 (cat-like smile)

An emoticon conveying silliness or playfulness.


Rathalos

Direct borrowing from English Rathalos (“dragon species from the Monster Hunter video game series”), possibly a faux word related to English wrath.

bor

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Anyphaeninae – a genus of anyphaenid sac spiders.


Chilicola charizard

Chilicola + English Charizard (“species of Pokémon”). Charizard is a blend of char + lizard.

affix

A taxonomic species within the family Colletidae – xeromelissine bees.


Bloomsbury Publishing
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Vox (website)

Various:
* (punk): Arose in the late 1970s, origin obscure.
* (solidarity): Proposed by the British Twitter user @cheeahs on 26 June 2016 as an object which can be subtly attached to one's clothing to signify being a "safe" ally to those experiencing racism following the United Kingdom's Brexit referendum. After going viral on the platform in the following days, the safety pin became a symbol against worldwide racism as a whole and later any forms of discrimination in general.
* (diaper): Resembles a diaper pin; by extension used as a metonym for babies or childcare in general.
* (sewing): Safety pins are widely applicable to sewing as they can be used to fasten fabrics; by extension, applicable and useful also in arts and crafts.


(metonymically) Christmas; nativity; Christmastide; Valentine's Day; love; care.

(Christianity) Christ Child; the baby Jesus, as born on Christmas Day.


(music) An instruction indicating that the player should rest for multiple bars.


From its blue or grey-blue colour on many operating systems, which resembles the former logo and mascot of Twitter (now X)—a stylised blue silhouette of a bird in flight.

Danni Wyatts 124 is the highest T20 score by and Englishwoman according to @voigthill on 🐦

2023 August 14, u/thatguybruv, “Match Thread: 20th Match - Trent Rockets (Women) vs Welsh Fire (Women)”, in r/Cricket, Reddit:

(Internet slang) X (formerly Twitter): an online social networking service.


Bulbasaurus

English Bulbasaur (“species of Pokémon”) + -us m, with the influence of -saurus m (“lizard”). English Bulbasaur is derived from English bulb (“plant part”) + English -a- (“phonetic interfix”) + English -saur (“lizard, saurian”), literally “bulb-lizard”.

A taxonomic genus within the family Geikiidae – certain extinct mammals.


Rathalos treecko

Binomial compound of Rathalos + English Treecko (“species of Pokémon”). English Treecko is from a blend of English tree (“type of plant”) + English gecko (“type of lizard”).

blend

A taxonomic species within the family Anyphaenidae – a certain anyphaenid sac spider.


(poetry) Alternative form of ˘ (unaccented syllable)


i drew sukuna ...👹 I'll post it tm goodnight

2023 November 10, @gentlemantoji, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-04-03:

(Internet slang) Used to indicate an intimidating or unpleasant tone of voice.


ΘΔ

Formed with the letter combination Θ (theta) + Δ (delta).

(Internet slang, subculture) A Unicode rendering of the theta-delta, representing therianthropy and otherkinity.


For example, the first stroke in 奊.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 豎 (“vertical”) + 折 (“bent”) + 撇 (“left-falling”).


For example, the first stroke in 飞.

(Chinese calligraphy) The stroke combination 橫 (“horizontal”) + 斜 (“slant”) + 鉤 (“hook”).


rfz

(music) rinforzando (of playing: with special emphasis)


(Internet slang, subculture) Used to represent alterhumanity.


TwT

T (closed eye with tears) + w (cat-like mouth) + T (closed eye with tears)

An emoticon representing a cutesy crying face with a cat-like mouth, and closed eyes with tears streaming down.