Baháʼí ringstone symbol

Three lines and two stars.

Also known as: Ringstone symbol, Bahai ringstone

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Meanings

The Baháʼí emblem of three horizontal strokes joined by a vertical, flanked by two stars.

Culturally establishedTradition
Serves as a Baháʼí emblem worn on rings and displayed in Baháʼí contexts.
Contexts: History, Religion
Culturally establishedTradition
The tradition reads the three lines as the worlds of God, the prophets and humanity, and the vertical as the connection between them; this is the tradition's own account and is recorded as such.
Contexts: History, Religion
Culturally establishedTradition
Treated with particular respect within the community, which is why it appears in fewer commercial contexts than the nine-pointed star.
Contexts: History, Religion

Visual description

Three horizontal lines crossed by a vertical stroke, with a five-pointed star on each side, engraved on rings and displayed in Baháʼí settings.

A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

The symbols of religious and spiritual traditions
Religious-studies scholarship and the traditions' own published accounts · retrieved 2026-08-27
Cited for the identity of a symbol and for the account a tradition gives of it, attributed to that tradition. Never cited for the truth of any religious claim. Where a symbol is sacred, restricted or contested, the record says so and does not reproduce restricted material.

Last reviewed 2026-08-27

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Meanings

The Baháʼí emblem of three horizontal strokes joined by a vertical, flanked by two stars.

Culturally establishedTradition

Serves as a Baháʼí emblem worn on rings and displayed in Baháʼí contexts.

Contexts: History, Religion

Culturally establishedTradition

The tradition reads the three lines as the worlds of God, the prophets and humanity, and the vertical as the connection between them; this is the tradition's own account and is recorded as such.

Contexts: History, Religion

Culturally establishedTradition

Treated with particular respect within the community, which is why it appears in fewer commercial contexts than the nine-pointed star.

Contexts: History, Religion

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

The symbols of religious and spiritual traditions
Religious-studies scholarship and the traditions' own published accounts · retrieved 2026-08-27
Cited for the identity of a symbol and for the account a tradition gives of it, attributed to that tradition. Never cited for the truth of any religious claim. Where a symbol is sacred, restricted or contested, the record says so and does not reproduce restricted material.

Last reviewed 2026-08-27