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Symbols with unusual formal elegance — radial symmetry, clean geometry, or a shape that solves its problem gracefully.
Beauty is not a property of the record. This is an aesthetic grouping, offered as such.
This describes how the symbol looks, drawn from its recorded visual attributes. Appearance is not meaning: a symbol can look alarming and mean something ordinary.
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It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
Three concentric circles.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
An eight-armed Icelandic stave with trident-like terminals.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A rotating light whose colours identify the field type.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A circle containing a capital A, measuring current.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A plain ring, and the cadency mark of a fifth son.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
Four white figures around a point on green, marking where to gather.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A vast carved disc with a central face ringed by glyphs.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
Eight three-line trigrams arranged around a centre, in one of two standard orders.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A circle inside a hexagon, standing for delocalised electrons.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A trefoil of overlapping circles, designed to be instantly recognisable as a warning for biological hazards.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A star before a date meaning the person was born then.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
Rows of raised domes warning of a crossing point.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A marked point recording where the ground was drilled.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A yellow cross-hatched square a driver may not stop in.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A cross in a circle marking where a package balances.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A stepped cross of twelve outer corners, often with a central hole.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A single winding path set into a floor — not a maze.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A small square inside a larger square — IEC 60417-5172, marking equipment protected by double or reinforced insulation rather than an earth connection.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A looped square with four outward corners, marking the Mac command key.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
Rings drawn inside one another, incised as a protective mark.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A circle with an arrow, delivering a set current.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A divided circle naming a point, line or area of contact.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A clock face with an arrow, or the letter h with a number.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A spoked wheel representing the Buddha's teaching.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A red lozenge standing on one point.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
The dot patterns on a die, and the rule that opposite faces total seven.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A circled plus joining structures into one that splits cleanly.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A circle quartered by a cross — the Earth.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A star of six wavy rays.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A plus inside a circle, true when exactly one operand is.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A shaded square or circle: this person has the condition being traced.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A white cross on green, marking first aid provision.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A small five-petalled flower carved on a memorial.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A clover with four leaflets instead of three, taken as a sign of luck.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A circled F applying a tolerance to an unrestrained part.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
The ruled squares over a map, from which a position is quoted as a grid reference.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A capital H inside a circle, marking a helicopter landing area.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A painted circular geometric design on Pennsylvania Dutch barns.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A six-petalled rosette drawn with a compass inside a circle.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A circle with a plus and minus or a bar, holding a set voltage.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A circle with letters and a number tagging a process instrument.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A small circle inside a larger one.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A closed toothed ring around a depression.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A cross within a circle, marking four moments of a life.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A stylised open flower on a stem, the commonest devotional plant symbol in Asia.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A cross of four arrowhead-shaped arms meeting at a point, with eight outer points.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A concentric geometric diagram, square within circle.
It has radial symmetry over several elements, so it resolves the same way from every angle.
A white pictogram on a solid blue circle, requiring an action.
The setting this symbol is used in invites this impression. It describes the context, not the symbol's definition.
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It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
An acorn carried or displayed as a charm, and used as a decorative finial.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
Gemstones set in order so that their initials spell a word.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
Geometric marks on skin.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A winged human figure carved as a monument or in relief.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
An ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic sign shaped like a cross with a looped top, signifying life.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A set of eight auspicious marks drawn together in Buddhist, Hindu and Jain traditions.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A butterfly carved on a monument, most often a child's.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A knot built on a hidden grid.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A seal carrying a phrase rather than a name.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
Two hands holding a crowned heart, an Irish emblem of love and loyalty.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A spiral shell drawn with its opening to the right, blown as a horn in ritual.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A row of small carved heads under the eaves.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A style with a stated origin.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A classical urn with a cloth laid over it.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
The full string of code flags flown for ceremony, spelling nothing.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A closed lattice of interwoven right-angled lines with no beginning and no end.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
Two right hands clasped, a betrothal motif on European rings.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A printed design on an envelope issued with a new stamp on its first day.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A stylised lily of three petals bound at the base, long used in French heraldry.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A printed leaf or flower used as an ornament or a divider.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A rounded rectangle that is never quite one.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A U that fills what the ovoid leaves.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
One throws water off the roof; the other does not, and only one is a gargoyle.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A leaf, sprig or green swirl used on packaging with no scheme or definition behind it.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A pair of fish drawn upright and facing one another, tails down.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
Figures pecked into lava.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A coin recarved by hand.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A sideways figure-eight (∞) denoting an unbounded quantity in mathematics, and used more broadly as a symbol of endlessness.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
Lines on the face and hands.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
Trailing ivy carved winding across a monument.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A carved floral door lattice.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A small drawstring pouch as an emblem.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
Painted rafter patterns that name a house.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A trumpet-shaped lily carved on a monument.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A seated cat figurine with one paw raised in a beckoning gesture.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A skull, coffin or hourglass on a ring, worn as a reminder of mortality.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A carving on the underside of a hinged choir seat.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A woven design with a maker's rules.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
Figures only whole from above.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
Oak leaves and acorns carved on a monument.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A long feathered palm leaf carved on a monument.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
The fully realised work.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A domed canopy on a staff, hung with a fringe or valance.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A flower closing a chapter.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A coloured floor pattern made at a threshold.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
Straight or flaming rays radiating between the arms of a decoration.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A rose carved on a monument, sometimes shown with a broken stem.
It is catalogued as having a decorative use, so its appearance is part of the point.
A partly unrolled scroll carved on a monument.
A Symbolwise editor grouped this symbol here. Nothing in the structured record supports or contradicts it — it is a browsing suggestion, not a finding.
Two identical shapes that interlock exactly, each carrying a seed of the other. The form states the idea without needing the explanation.
A circle divided by an S-curve into a dark and a light half, each containing a dot of the other.
A ligature of the Latin “et” that has been drawn and redrawn for two thousand years. Type designers treat it as the character where a typeface shows what it can do.
A looping mark meaning 'and', developed from a ligature of the Latin 'et'.
A stylised letter G that spirals around the line naming the note it fixes. The ornament is functional: the centre of the curl is the information.
An ornate spiral-and-loop figure at the left of a staff, fixing the second line as the note G.