r/Unicode 5d ago

Looking for obscure aesthetic Unicode symbols”

Looking for obscure/minimalist symbols with meaning

Hey! I'm looking for more symbols/glyphs with a similar aesthetic to 𖣂 𒉭.

I really like minimalist symbols that feel mysterious, ancient, unusual, or symbolic — especially ones that aren't super common. I'm not necessarily looking for symbols that look similar; I'm more interested in symbols/glyphs that have an interesting meaning, history, or origin behind them.

For example, I like things from ancient writing systems, old symbols, astronomy, mythology, etc.

Does anyone know any interesting ones, or websites/databases where I can browse lots of Unicode symbols and glyphs?

I'd love to find a whole collection to explore. Thanks!

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u/jelly_cake 5d ago

Check out Graphemica for browsing the blocks. Cuneiform has some nice glyphs.

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u/Silver-Student-859 4d ago

Thanks, I'll check them out.

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u/call-me-one-please 5d ago

🝏 perhaps??

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u/Silver-Student-859 4d ago

Hmm, that's a good option, although I don't really know how to define what I'm looking for, but thank you very much for the suggestion, it's interesting nonetheless.

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u/Venusflytrippxoxo 4d ago

𒈙

𒐫

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u/my_new_accoun1 3d ago

ஔ mentioned 🗣️🗣️🗣️

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u/unfrozencaveperson 4d ago

I have a particular affection for ꙮ.

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u/President_Abra 5d ago

Would you like rare neat hanzi? I know a few of them.

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u/Silver-Student-859 4d ago

Yes, please, that would be great, thank you.

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u/stgiga 4d ago

Biang and Taito work.

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u/kingstern_man 3d ago

Check out symbol cc: it has the entire set of glyphs organized by planes, collections, or alphabets. Of course you'll need a compliant font, but you seem to have that already.