Nested arcs radiating from a dot, indicating a wireless network signal.
Also known as: Wireless symbol, WiFi bars, Signal arcs
Arcs fanning out from a point indicate a wireless network and its strength. The number of filled arcs shows signal quality, not connection speed — a distinction users routinely conflate.
Indicates a wireless network connection, with the number of filled arcs showing signal strength.
Contexts: Software
Shows signal strength rather than internet speed or availability: full arcs with no working connection is a normal and frequently misread state.
A common misunderstanding worth stating plainly — strength to the access point says nothing about the connection beyond it.
Contexts: Software
Is not a single standardised drawing; platforms differ in arc count and whether the origin dot is shown.
Contexts: Software
A small filled dot at the base with two or three curved arcs above it, each wider than the last, fanning upward.
Both are drawn as nested arcs radiating from a point. The Wi-Fi mark fans upward and the contactless mark sideways, which is the whole visual distinction between them.