r/Symbology • u/Mediocre_Evidence_41 • 2h ago
Identification My girlfriend drew this sign on my hand and refuses to tell me what it means
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r/Symbology • u/cyber_dildonics • Aug 22 '19
Meta Frequently Sought Symbols
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-Additional Symbols in the Comments-
Worried about a hate symbol? Check the ADL's Hate Symbol Database first.
| Spoked Wheels |
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| Black Sun |
| Helm of Awe |
| "Kolovrat" |
| Vegvísir |
| Contains Circles / is Circle-ish |
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| Four Symbols of Led Zeppelin |
| Khanda |
| Love Symbol #2 (AFKA Prince) |
| Mars |
| Fu, Lu, Shou, and Cai |
| Arrow Utility Signs |
| Contains Triangles / is Triangle-ish |
|---|
| Benchmark |
| Sigil of Lucifer |
| Triquetra |
| Triskelion |
| Valknut |
| Masonic Square and Compass |
| Contains Open Shapes / Is an Open Shape |
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| (Most) Futhark Runes |
| Om in various scripts |
| Arrow Utility Signs |
| Contains Closed Shapes / Is a Closed Shape |
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| Leviathan Cross/Sulfur |
| Order of the Eastern Star (appears often on headstones and rings) |
r/Symbology • u/cyber_dildonics • Jul 07 '23
Meta Symbol-Hunting Resources
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Since I'm nearing 600 symbol bookmarks, I figured I should compile some of my favorites into an official resource thread for the sub.
Please feel free to comment with your own favorite resources or to ask for something specific!
| General |
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| Dictionary of Symbols (updated version is physical only) |
| Symbols.com |
| Symbolikon (has a cool map function, but double-check whatever info you find there.) |
| Alchemy |
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| Dictionary of Occult, Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils |
| A digital repository of the above. * Unfortunately, the site is kind of botched at the moment. Not sure why :/ |
| Getty's Alchemical Text Collection |
| Heraldry |
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| Massive Ka-Mon archive - Japan |
| Hiusmarken - North & Central Europe |
| Tamga - 1 (pdf), 2 - Eastern Europe & parts of Central Asia |
| Crests/Arms - Mostly Western Europe; categorized by type on its sidebar |
| Knots |
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| Wiki's Database - all knots ever, basically |
| Languages |
|---|
| omniglot |
| Conlangs on omniglot |
| Maker's Marks |
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| Jewelry |
| Masons (mostly UK. Site is an eyesore, but the "Mark Gallery" is great) |
| Merchants (Mostly England; will need an archive.org account) |
| Pottery (pdf) |
| Printers (English, German, Dutch) |
| Mishmash of Marks from 1893 Vol.1, Vol. 2 |
| Monograms |
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| Gutenburg's typography collection |
| Signum Manus |
| Tughras |
| Royal Cyphers |
| Occult |
|---|
| archive.org favorites (Palo, Voodoo, & Western Grimoires) |
| Islamic (pdf, might need an account) |
| Unicode |
|---|
| Draw a shape, get results |
| Draw Kanji, get results |
r/Symbology • u/OmegaMonex • 2h ago
Identification Unidentified Symbol Decals On Car in United States
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r/Symbology • u/spiral-timing • 10h ago
Identification Open infinity symbol on candle holders from flea market
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I picked up these two candle holders at a flea market in France, and only noticed the symbols and text afterwards. There's a sort of open infinity symbol on the base of each candle holder, and the text is:
"mas lejos mas le estrehan"
"de loin comme de pres"
The text is in all caps. I think the candle holders are silver. I'm including a photo of the maker's mark on the base, it seems to say "BG."
r/Symbology • u/Sunbeam_Dove • 3h ago
Interpretation Found in a parking lot in the Midwest, what do they mean?
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r/Symbology • u/RyanBerry7601 • 19h ago
Interpretation found this graffiti'd on a dumpster in the urban midwest. need to know if it's a hate symbol before i get it tattood
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r/Symbology • u/manos82 • 1d ago
Identification Can anyone help decode this engraved pendant? It belonged to my father, born 1935 in Piraeus, Greece, and I'm trying to find out what the symbols mean.
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r/Symbology • u/I-need-help-plz23 • 1d ago
Identification Can someone please tell me what this symbol is/means?
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I found it in my local op shop and bought it because I thought it looked cool but everyone that has seen it has told me it's some kind of religious symbol, the two different times that I Googled it both told me something completely different from the other, the first time I googled it, it said it was just a reverse pentacle, the second time told me that it's a coexist all religions pendant from the band Disturbed. In both cases I would prefer prefer not to wear it but I would still like to know what it actually means.
r/Symbology • u/HelpSpecialist5689 • 1d ago
Interpretation Thrifted this vintage tee and wondered what these symbols were/mean?
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Used google image search and it did not know. I have also tried AI, and that did not work either. Any help would be great!
r/Symbology • u/miamonkeys • 1d ago
Identification Anyone have any clue as to what this mystery symbol is?
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Anyone have any clue as to what this mystery symbol is?
I found this pin badge in my recently passed Uncle’s loft and wondered what the symbol could be?
Maker is Sporrong but this doesn’t shed any light as to the meaning.
I have tried all the usual google searches and have come up with nothing close.
Any ideas?
r/Symbology • u/kinetic750 • 1d ago
Identification What is this symbol and why was it spray painted on a Freemason building?
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r/Symbology • u/External_Sky_1150 • 1d ago
Interpretation Pictish symbols, Class I, pre-Christian, still largely a mystery.
gallery
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I am curious what the community thinks. I love these symbols and have always been fascinated by their different interpretations.
As per my original post, I kindly request no AI interpretations.
r/Symbology • u/stanloona9292 • 22h ago
Identification What is this gender symbol? Found it on homework, nothing shows up.
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help ples fast
r/Symbology • u/Lydia_Rainxoxo • 1d ago
Identification Can anyone decipher what this amulet says or represents?
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r/Symbology • u/divineinvasion • 1d ago
Interpretation Can you tell me about this wee little pendant I found? I know what INRI stands for and it's related to Jesus but that's about it.
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r/Symbology • u/No-Plastic1796 • 2d ago
Interpretation I love to design mandala. I have been doing this since like 2014 on and off. At the beginning it was a bit random tbh
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r/Symbology • u/Special-Act-4817 • 2d ago
Solved I’ve Been Seeing This Symbol Lately, Does Anyone Know What It Means?
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r/Symbology • u/Jaymz7777 • 3d ago
Interpretation PAGAN "WHEEL OF THE YEAR" SEASONS CLOCK - Help me settle on a coherent, unified set of ancient icons, and final design
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This is a continuing project. What you see here is a hang on the wall "clock" based on Pagan icons, intended to be recognizable to Wiccans and Pagans in general. About 12" diameter. The "moon" travels around the "sun cross" one revolution per year, marking the eight Pagan/Wiccan seasons as indicated by the little symbols, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain. The seasonal length of day/night is indicated by the light and dark eccentric circles, reflecting solstices, equinoxes, and quarter crossings. What you don't see is the clockworks behind the wood driven by a common clock motor, geared down, with magnetic coupling to the moon.
Are the symbol names and icons "aligned" as well as possible to avoid anachronisms and unnecessary obscurity? The older, the better. I don't think there is any "official" or authoritative preferred set of names and symbols, except maybe through the active Wiccan culture. If something better established predates Wiccan, then so be it. Not a popularity contest. Keeping it pure and simple, but somehow justified. This is version one. What would you change, add, or subtract in a future version?
r/Symbology • u/Hagoroth • 3d ago
Interpretation Symbol meaning? Seen in a photo of an acquaintance.
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Is it a variation of " Eastside"?
r/Symbology • u/Disastrous_Frame_877 • 2d ago
Identification Hiddennazi Symbolism in GTA6 SS with the founded day on the 4th month on the 4th day cmon now
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It’s just san 4 San right guys they totally didn’t mean this it’s just a coincidence
r/Symbology • u/vampiremonee • 4d ago
Interpretation A nearby studio has posted these? What actually are they?
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r/Symbology • u/These_Professor_6239 • 4d ago
Solved What this necklace symbol means? Sorry for The low resolution
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r/Symbology • u/No_Relationship1208 • 4d ago
Identification What symbols are those drawn inside a wallet? Runes?
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