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Two upward triangles separated by a single bar.
Look for the horizontal line. Fire is a plain upward triangle; air is the same triangle with a bar drawn across its upper part. Dropping the bar is the commonest error in reproductions of the element set, and it turns air into fire.
Air is the fire triangle with a bar across it; the bar is easily missed or dropped in reproduction.
Drawn from the visual attributes recorded for each symbol. Only traits the two records disagree about are listed.
| Trait | Alchemical symbol for fire | Alchemical symbol for air |
|---|---|---|
| Built from | triangles | triangles, lines and dots |
| Alchemical symbol for fire | Alchemical symbol for air | |
|---|---|---|
| Triangle direction | Point upward | Point upward |
| Crossing bar | None | One horizontal bar across the upper portion |
| Unicode | U+1F702 | U+1F701 |
| Position in the set | One of the two 'light' elements | One of the two 'light' elements |
| Relationship (from Symbolwise's records) | Commonly confused with Alchemical symbol for air — Air is the fire triangle with a bar across it; the bar is easily missed or dropped in reproduction. | Commonly confused with Alchemical symbol for fire — Air is the fire triangle with a bar across it; the bar is easily missed or dropped in reproduction. |
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-07-31
Tertiary reference. Used for the character's identity, its documented astronomical and alchemical use, and the fact that astrology assigns it a meaning. Never used to support the astrological claim itself, which is recorded as a tradition rather than a finding.