Wi-Fi zone symbol

The Wi-Fi arcs on a sign, marking an area with wireless internet.

Also known as: Wi-Fi available, Hotspot sign, Wifi arcs on a wall

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Meanings

The Wi-Fi arcs posted on a wall mark an area with wireless access. The same drawing on a device means the radio is connected — one is an offer, the other a state, and they are read in opposite directions.

Common modern usageVerified fact
Marks premises or an area offering wireless internet access to visitors.
Contexts: Public information
Common modern usageVerified fact
Means an offer rather than a state, unlike the identical mark on a device's status bar which reports the radio's current connection.
Contexts: Public information, Software

Visual description

A small filled dot with two or three arcs of increasing width fanning upward from it, printed on a sign or window.

Symmetry: vertical
Orientation: upright

Shares a meaning with: Wi-Fi symbol
The same drawing as an offer on a wall and as a state on a device.

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

Hotspot (Wi-Fi)
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.

Last reviewed 2026-07-31

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Meanings

Common modern usageVerified fact

Marks premises or an area offering wireless internet access to visitors.

Contexts: Public information

Common modern usageVerified fact

Means an offer rather than a state, unlike the identical mark on a device's status bar which reports the radio's current connection.

Contexts: Public information, Software

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.

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Visual description

Related & commonly confused symbols

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Visual description

Related & commonly confused symbols