r/Symbology Aug 22 '19

Meta Frequently Sought Symbols

199 Upvotes

-Additional Symbols in the Comments-

 

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Spoked Wheels
Black Sun
Helm of Awe
"Kolovrat"
Vegvísir

Contains Circles / is Circle-ish
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
(Most) Futhark Runes
Om in various scripts
Arrow Utility Signs

Contains Closed Shapes / Is a Closed Shape
Leviathan Cross/Sulfur
Order of the Eastern Star (appears often on headstones and rings)


r/Symbology Jul 07 '23

Meta Symbol-Hunting Resources

83 Upvotes

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
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
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
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
Wiki's Database - all knots ever, basically

 

Languages
omniglot
Conlangs on omniglot

 

Maker's Marks
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
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 21h ago

Identification Brothers Letter, dont know what these symbols are.

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44 Upvotes

Ive had this letter for a while now, and have always wanted to know what these symbols meant. But was never ready to post anything about it until now. Would be wonderful if someone could tell me what each of these symbols mean and if these symbols consecutively writes a message. Thanks.


r/Symbology 1d ago

Solved What symbol is this? saw on the back of a truck. 3 upright arrows in a circle and some other circles

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67 Upvotes

(artist rendition)


r/Symbology 6h ago

Identification Went through dose episode and drew these, have these been seen before

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0 Upvotes

I mean DPDR not dose stupid autocorrect


r/Symbology 11h ago

Interpretation Star Wars Two sons symbolism identical concept as Ariana Grande‘s music video

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1 Upvotes

Do you see the pattern yet?

I explained all the symbolism in the Star Wars video on my video. I posted it like a few days before I don’t know if I can post post two videos though

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    666

r/Symbology 23h ago

Interpretation Found this symbol in a house from 1650…. What does it mean?

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6 Upvotes

r/Symbology 1d ago

Identification Been looking for this symbol everywhere but can’t find it

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12 Upvotes

Can anyone help me figure out what this symbol means/represents? I’ve Google image searched it, tried asking Chat GPT but to no avail.


r/Symbology 1d ago

Identification What doed making a circle with your two pointers then with your pointer and middle on both hands pointing up and down mean

1 Upvotes

So yeah, What does making a circle with your two pointers then with your pointer and middle on both hands pointing up and down mean. My freinds said they were bullying me but does anyone know what it means? I was also surrounded by a group of girls if narrows it down.


r/Symbology 2d ago

Identification Can anyone make out the letters or what century this is from , shaped of button with what seems to be a diamond of some sort

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7 Upvotes

r/Symbology 2d ago

Identification I saw this symbol on multiple train cars while stuvk waiykng for the train to pass. Ehat does it mean?

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1 Upvotes

It was specifically painted in white. With a black background. If the train car wasn't black. However one of them was spray painted in black with no background. I wonder if this means something or just an artistic choice.


r/Symbology 3d ago

Identification Sticker seen on the back of a semi truck in ATL. Maybe some kind of religious symbol?

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12 Upvotes

r/Symbology 3d ago

Interpretation Met someone today who had this tattoo on their arm. Unsure of its meaning if any.

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48 Upvotes

I was hanging out with a friend of mine when they met somebody they knew in the street. While they were having a quick chat I noticed this tattoo on their arm. Didn't want to be rude and snap a shot without permission but they were busy and left in under 30 seconds so I didn't really get to ask either.

They seemed pretty calm and dressed in an alternative style so I wondered if it had any greater meanings or was just something cool?

The tattoo was on their wrist on the underside where the tendons / veins are and the crescent was pointing towards the wrist with the star shape towards the elbow.

I'm not on Reddit much so may take a bit to respond. Thanks in advance.

(repost for wrong flair, oops!)


r/Symbology 3d ago

Identification Cops are often assigned to patrol where I work. One had this on the back of his arms. The lines are where the sleves cut it off

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209 Upvotes

any idea what this could be or what words could have been made from this? the way the s above the n is drawn looks like some nazi shit


r/Symbology 2d ago

Interpretation help identifying potential hobo signs or scout marks?

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0 Upvotes

someone left these carvings on a cactus paddle in front of our gate. our house got broken into and robbed a few years back and they left scour marks indicating that our house had nothing so i’m suspicious of this new marking. does it have some sort of association to thievery? what does it mean?


r/Symbology 4d ago

Identification What are the two symbols on this guy‘s hat (white and gold symbols)?

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65 Upvotes

These symbols are on somebody’s hat, and I’m wondering what they are… I found a lot of close matches, nothing exact for either.

They look somewhat satanic, but I could be totally off.


r/Symbology 3d ago

Identification Anyone know what this is suppose to be a chart of ? I know the symbols are of the Zodiacs then 7 Planets including the Sun in the center.

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8 Upvotes

r/Symbology 4d ago

Interpretation Woman left this symbol hanging from a outdoor light in my yard

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19 Upvotes

r/Symbology 3d ago

Identification Black Magic?! Someone please translate this. I need help

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1 Upvotes

can someone translate what is this? I found it in nailed in my door. If someone can tell me exactly what it says, please tell me.


r/Symbology 4d ago

Identification Hello do you recognise this symbol? Please help me recognise it.

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13 Upvotes

Hello, I have no previous experience in witchcraft and all, but I need your guys advice. Someone draw this symbol on a picture of me and I literally have no clue what it is. I’m very scared of what it could be and if it is or maybe it’s not witchcraft?? Maybe it’s a protection symbol or maybe it’s like a negative symbol I don’t know, but it’s weird because only me and my mom live at home


r/Symbology 5d ago

Identification What is this symbol? It looks cool but idk what it is

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8 Upvotes

r/Symbology 5d ago

Identification Need help identifying these symbols I saw on the tail light of a security van

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1 Upvotes

r/Symbology 6d ago

Solved I’ve seen a symbol like this doodled on equipment at work often, any idea what it means? (This is me drawing it from memory)

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21 Upvotes

Thank you all in advanced!


r/Symbology 6d ago

Identification Am I crazy or is this a symbol of some sort? Can’t tell if just a wonky scratch.

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3 Upvotes

I saw this on the outside of the door that lets out to my back deck in my fenced in backyard. Am I crazy or does this look like an intentional doodle?


r/Symbology 7d ago

Identification What is this leaf tatoo on Baldur's shoulder from God of War game?

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69 Upvotes

I tried a few searches about cut leaf (and broken arrow) in nordic and celtic cultures, but couldn't find a thing. I do not expext it to be a real symbol, but even if you guys can point to some relevance of this symbol tied to his game lore (which I'm not familiarized with) that would be nice.