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Notation used in mathematical writing and equations.
786 symbols
Symbols used in religious practice, worship or teaching.
370 symbols
Symbols used by medical and healthcare professions.
186 symbols
Symbols used on road signs and traffic control.
488 symbols
Warning and status symbols on vehicle instrument panels.
97 symbols
Care symbols found on clothing labels.
99 symbols
Symbols found on product packaging.
527 symbols
Safety and rating symbols on electrical devices.
425 symbols
Symbols used decoratively or meaningfully in jewellery.
53 symbols
Symbols commonly chosen for tattoos and their associated meanings.
14 symbols
Symbols used in cartography and map legends.
961 symbols
Symbols used in software interfaces and iconography.
563 symbols
Symbols that have appeared in news reporting or public events.
58 symbols
Symbols with documented historical use.
1885 symbols
Symbols associated with political or protest movements.
12 symbols
Symbols used in public information and wayfinding.
1779 symbols
Notation read from a score or a chord chart — what a performer is being told to do.
453 symbols
Symbols read while finding the way: charts, compasses, waymarking and weather charts.
574 symbols
Notation on an engineering drawing or schematic that instructs how a part is made or a system assembled.
1087 symbols
Notation used in chemical equations, apparatus diagrams and physical constants.
680 symbols
Notation used to write down speech and language — phonetic alphabets, tactile and manual scripts, and the diacritics and punctuation of the world's writing systems.
1173 symbols