List of symbols

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Many (but not all) graphemes that are part of a writing system that encodes a full spoken language are included in the Unicode standard, which also includes graphical symbols. See:

The remainder of this list focuses on graphemes not part of spoken language-encoding systems.

Basic communication

Scientific and engineering symbols

Consumer symbols

  • Various currency signs (sublist)

Navigational symbols

Food

  • EC identification and health marks, for animal products
  • Food safe symbol marking food contact materials in the European Union
  • British Egg Industry Council lion

Kosher symbols

  • Star-K Kosher Certification
  • OK Kosher Certification
  • EarthKosher Kosher Certification

General consumer products

  • Recycling symbol
  • Laundry symbol
  • Period-after-opening symbol (on cosmetics as 6M, 12M, 18M, etc.)
  • U+2602 ☂ UMBRELLA - keep dry
  • U+2614 ☔ UMBRELLA WITH RAIN DROPS - keep dry
  • Japanese postal mark
  • ℮, the European estimated sign U+212E
  • Inventory tracking symbols
  • Printing registration marks intended for the manufacturer of the packaging, to ensure different colors are aligned when printed
  • Various certification marks (see article for list) signifying conformance with a government or private organization's requirements
  • Shipping symbols[2] from ISO standard 780 "Pictorial marking for handling of goods"[3] or ASTM D5445 "Standard Practice for Pictorial Markings for Handling of Goods"[4] which depict shipping boxes as squares with rounded corners:
    • "Fragile": the silhouette of a broken wine glass
    • "This end up": a horizontal line with two arrows pointing up
    • "Do not stack": a filled-in box, under a crossed-out outlined box
    • "Maximum stack height": three boxes stacked vertically; the bottom one is filled in, the middle one is an outline with a number inside (the number of boxes to safely stack on top of this one), and the top one is an outline and crossed out
    • "Maximum stack weight": from the bottom upward: a box, a horizontal line, a wide arrow pointing down, and a number followed by "kg max"
    • "Keep dry": an umbrella with rain falling on it
    • "Protect from sunlight": a circle with rays coming out of it, with a box protected by a chevron
    • "Protect from radiation": the radiation symbol, separated from a box by a chevron
    • "Center of gravity": crosshairs pointing to the center of a dashed circle
    • "Do not roll": a box with a curved arrow above, and a cross-out line coming up from the box at an angle
    • "Do not use hand hooks"
    • "Do not use hand truck"
    • "Do not use forklift"
    • "Clamp as indicated": a filled-in box with a vertical line and inward-pointing arrow on the right and left
    • "Do not clamp": the same as "clamp as indicated", crossed out
    • "Sling here": the silhouette of a chain
    • A thermometer with a diagonal slash, indicating the maximum and minimum temperature

Property and pricing

  • U+2122 ™ TRADE MARK SIGN
  • U+2120 ℠ SERVICE MARK
  • U+00AE ® REGISTERED SIGN
  • U+2117 ℗ SOUND RECORDING COPYRIGHT
  • U+24CDⓍ, U+24E8 Ⓨ - Japanese typographic symbols used under Japan's resale price maintenance system
  • Various logos
  • Various trademarks

Technology symbols

Naval

Religious and mystical symbols

Religious symbols

A subset has been used as United States Department of Veterans Affairs emblems for headstones and markers.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

K

L

M

N

  • Ner tamid
  • Nataraj

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Heraldic symbols

  • Charge (heraldry)
  • Coat of arms
    • List of coats of arms
  • Mon (emblem)
  • Mullet
  • Monogram
  • Flag
    • Vexillology / Glossary of vexillology
    • Maritime flag
  • Insignia

Historical

Sports and games

Political symbols

  • Anarchist symbolism
  • Communist symbolism
  • Fascist symbolism
    • Flash and circle
    • Francoist Symbol
    • Meander
    • Nazi symbolism
  • National symbol / Lists of national symbols

Other

See also

References

  1. ↑ Turner, Julia (2010-03-08). "The Big Red Word vs. the Little Green Man" (in en-US). Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. http://www.slate.com/articles/life/signs/2010/03/the_big_red_word_vs_the_little_green_man.html. 
  2. ↑ "Appendix 1. Packaging marks - Transport - CTU Code - UNECE Wiki". 2014-08-25. https://www2.unece.org/wiki/display/TransportSustainableCTUCode/Appendix+1.%09Packaging+marks. 
  3. ↑ "ISO 780:1997(en) Packaging — Pictorial marking for handling of goods". https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso:780:ed-4:v1:en. 
  4. ↑ "ASTM D5445 - 15 Standard Practice for Pictorial Markings for Handling of Goods". http://www.astm.org/Standards/D5445.htm. 



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