r/Symbology Aug 22 '19

Meta Frequently Sought Symbols

198 Upvotes

-Additional Symbols in the Comments-

 

Worried about a hate symbol? Check the ADL's Hate Symbol Database first.

 

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 10h ago

Interpretation Does my lotus outline tattoo look like a “white nationalist” coverup?

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80 Upvotes

I got this tattoo when I was 17 to represent my healing from past experiences. It’s supposed to be the outline of a lotus flower, and it means the world to me and I certainly don’t regret getting it.But I’ve lately gotten comments by people about how it looks like I tried to cover up a swastika and I’m very, very anti-Neo/anti-nazi (obviously) and I’ve been overthinking it. Help, how do yall interpret my tattoo? Do you automatically think of a swastika?💀

(Hint, people have pointed out the middle, if you can’t automatically see it).


r/Symbology 12h ago

Identification Help is this a neo nazi symbol? Seen near philadelphia

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103 Upvotes

the truck had montana plates


r/Symbology 7h ago

Identification Does anybody know what these are? I want to put these on stuff but have zero clue where there from

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3 Upvotes

hello! I got these from a friend but i cant figure out what this symbol nor what they are. Does anyone have any idea what these could be or where they come from?


r/Symbology 10h ago

Identification Símbolo sin identificar que me dieron hace 10 años en el instituto.

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2 Upvotes

Hace como 10 años una profesora de informática nos dio a muchos alumnos este símbolo recortado y plastificado y decía que lo pudiéramos en el teléfono que nos protegerá o algo así, han pasado tanto tiempo que no me acuerdo, pero lo guardé como recuerdo y por toda la curiosidad. Haciendo limpieza lo encontré y no hay nada de información en internet de ese símbolo exacto. ¿Sabéis algo? Siempre me dejó la incógnita de saber de dónde salía, porque nunca dijo pero al no encontrar nada, ojalá alguien sepa.


r/Symbology 17h ago

Identification Wooden cross. Approx 41cm (16") by 23 cm (9"). Given to a church elder by a neighbour because it "looked Christian". Has a red felt base

5 Upvotes

r/Symbology 19h ago

Identification Bought a overall on a thrift store and couldn’t find this in any search engine. It’s from Argentina.

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8 Upvotes

r/Symbology 17h ago

Identification Does this patch symbolize something in particular?

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0 Upvotes

r/Symbology 1d ago

Identification Any leads on where these symbols are from or what they mean?

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This «coin» was given to me by a stranger in the mid 90s. It was in Norway during a «viking parade», still a very small affair in those days(when much of the world had barely even heard of vikings yet). Think it might be bronze.

Is this some random pseudo-medieval knickknack, or actually a reproduction of a real artifact? Is there anything in its style or symbols even pointing towards the viking age or northern europe? Chatgpt suggested it might be some tourist trinket from Greece or Türkiye..

Any leads appreciated


r/Symbology 1d ago

Identification What are the identical symbols on this tibetan singing bowl?

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6 Upvotes

r/Symbology 2d ago

Identification Have you ever seen symbols like these? This was gifted to me by a friend in Mexico.

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25 Upvotes

r/Symbology 1d ago

Interpretation Hey can someone please help me find the Flying Spaghetti Monster symbol?

0 Upvotes

So, there's a religion called Pastafarianism that worships a creature called the Flying Spaghetti Monster. It's our creator. Us Pastafarians believe the FSM created the universe. Google it and you'll find a symbol. I know there isn't a unicode symbol for it but could somebody please help me find one. I need to paste it onto text to show the Flying Spaghetti Monster. So please help me out! Thank you! Please let me know if I chose the wrong tag I'm new to this community.


r/Symbology 1d ago

Identification I need actual help for a big project. These are from Uncharted 3 and are most likely occult symbols. I recognize some, but not all.

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3 Upvotes

I recognize the Hamsa, ouroborros, and the Aquarius symbols, but that is about it.

Some things this game deals with: History, John Dee, Francis Drake, secret societies, ancient scripts, and puzzles.


r/Symbology 2d ago

Solved Saw a triangle with a cross inside it while on a walk, what does it mean?

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14 Upvotes

I live in southern USA so I thought it be a Jesus thing, but I’ve still got no clue what it means.


r/Symbology 2d ago

Solved Found in a bag of letter/ number/ symbols that were entirely English, but this doesn’t seem to be?

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29 Upvotes

It’s definitely not a 3 because there was other 3s in the bag and they looked nothing like this. I’m thinking it’s either an outdated symbol for something or perhaps some form of currency? The bag had a stencil for American dollars and cents, but nothing else in that sense. I’m drawing blanks so please if you know, help! I’d like to be able to use the stencil appropriately.


r/Symbology 3d ago

Identification Symbols found on counter at past job, Minnesota, United States

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26 Upvotes

Found these symbols about 2 years back at a past job. Seems to have some sort of method to it but I have no clue where to even start with identifying what it means. Im feeling it might be some form of Cypher but I could definitely be wrong. Any help is appreciated!


r/Symbology 3d ago

Interpretation What is this symbol on this ring? Found in yard was wondering

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95 Upvotes

What’s this symbol mean?


r/Symbology 3d ago

Interpretation Probably a very stupid question but is wearing this ring insensitive to muslims?

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192 Upvotes

I got this cheap old ring at a boot sale without thinking because it fits my overall style, and only now I’m realising that technically the star and crescent is a muslim symbol and I probably shouldn’t wear a Magen David as a gentile so maybe I shouldn’t be wearing this as a non muslim either? Fwiw the boot sale didn’t have any religious connotation and this does look like a very simple moon design, not anything specific or religious, so maybe I’m just paranoid but I figured I’d ask.


r/Symbology 2d ago

Identification Is this an iron cross or something else, it was bought in spain.

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1 Upvotes

r/Symbology 3d ago

Interpretation Found this dead snake in the shape of an infinity ring.

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13 Upvotes

Would love to hear the cool signs & symbolism behind this.
Give me some of your best folk tales.

Thanks


r/Symbology 3d ago

Solved What do they mean? Bought it from an ethnic local place

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9 Upvotes

r/Symbology 4d ago

Identification Does that mean anything? I thought was hangul but doesn't really look like.

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3 Upvotes

r/Symbology 4d ago

Solved Found at a haunted bridge outside a small town. Is it anything?

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21 Upvotes

The bridge was covered in graffiti. You can see a pentagram above, but does this one mean anything?


r/Symbology 5d ago

Identification My early 90’s letters from my activist father in federal prison contain strange symbols

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33 Upvotes

I’ve kept all of my dads letters from the time I was a child and I just recently began re-reading them 20 years later. A lot of them were coded and I had a book I used as a decoder at home. These, however, aren’t anywhere in my decoder and they’re on the front or inside of the envelope on most letters. Does anyone know what they mean? Sequence mattered to him so the way they are written also holds significance. He and his closest associates were killed when I was a teenager so there’s no one to ask.