/r/Symbology
A subreddit for the discussion, identification, and appreciation of symbols.
Please be aware: this is a small sub with high commenting standards so posts may take a while to get an answer!
A subreddit for the discussion, identification, and appreciation of symbols!
Please be aware: this is a small sub with high commenting standards! Posts may take a while to get an answer, and some may remain a mystery.
Posts/Comments with: identifying information, slurs, hate speech, trolling, Nazi apologia, alt-right rhetoric, harassment or undue aggression will result in removal and/or permanent bans.
Submissions should use appropriate flair, provide as much context as possible, and must contain a clear image.
Use the [Interpretation] flair for posts about general or subjective symbolism.
Use the [Identification] flair for symbols presumed to have historical documentation with objective meanings.
Due to common misinformation (thanks, Pinterest) and naturally occurring similarities between symbol systems, top-level comments on [Identification] posts must provide a link to a source.
(Abuse of this system to skirt the rule may result in a ban. We have high commenting standards, please respect them!)
Stay on topic. If you cannot identify a symbol, move on. If you have corrections or suggestions, be constructive and polite. ("Just google it" is not a helpful suggestion.) Do not harass OPs for posting, for asking if something is a hate symbol, or for not already knowing about a symbol that you consider obvious.
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i found and bought this shirt thrifting today and liked the simple graphic on it ( i hate the flashy newer shit) and posted it on a thrifting haul subreddit and got a comment saying it could be a knights templar shirt and now i’m curious if it is or not 🤷🏼♂️
Not sure if these have any significance beyond being doodles. Maybe someone recognizes something? I don’t think they’re sinister, I actually quite like the bottom one. Just curious if there is a reference I am missing.
Maybe more info/context adds something: My brother wrestled with Lyme’s disease and toxic mold exposure for at least 4 years. Possibly longer undiagnosed. The last few months he was in teeth clenching pain and bed ridden. Tried every possible treatment from a number of doctors. Could no longer bear the pain, saying it completely changed his outlook on life and a future. He passed peacefully. I love him dearly.
I found this on our window outside of our House. 2 days ago I had a similar symbole on my right window of my car. Hopefully somebody can explain :) Is this maybe a robbery symbole or something? I looked on google but nothing was similar to this. I live in germany nrw.
My mother gave me her car as a hand me down gift for graduating highschool. I was looking through the glove box and found this small bag. Inside is a rosary. (She’s catholic) I tried to google image search the symbol but nothing came up. Anyone know?
I drew this symbol when I was younger, but I don’t really have any idea where I found it. I’ve already tried reverse image searching it, but no alike symbols came up.
Symbol description: an obtuse isosceles triangle pointing down, about half the full length of the symbol, perpendicular line segment starting at and bisecting the hypotenuse of the triangle and extending downwards to fill the second half of the length of the symbol, and 2 line segments perpendicular to the bisector line, extending sideways out to the width of the triangle, spaced 1/4th of the total symbols length apart along the y-axis, with the upper line 1/8th of the total length away from the triangle and the lower line 1/8th total length away from the bottom of the entire symbol.
Saw this tatoo on the wrist of a professor but he won’t tell what it means. This is what it looks like. Any ideas?
A council person had this on his computer and I just want to know what it means. I tried google lens with no luck. Thank you.
This symbol was at the bottom of an explicit picture that was sent in black mail. I don’t believe it to be a software platform. Reverse image searching and tin eye yields no results.
anyone has any idea what this may be? is a staph does it mean anything i don’t know really.
Whenever I am doing something with my friend, this symbol always catches my eye. It's placed on the back of the hand, so it is pretty easy for me to notice (and anyone else who happens to look). I can't seem to find the symbol anywhere, so what I made is just a mock-up. The identical semicircles were closer to each other on the tattoo if I recall. Does anyone know what it is?
Here is my poor rendering of it. It appeared to be silver, much like a long Christian cross, with 8 diagonal bars followed by a space and 2 more diagonal bars. It seems like it might be connected to some sort of gnostic tradition perhaps? I do not have a link to the pendant since I saw it in the wild, but here is a discussion of gnostic crosses
Received from my dying aunt by my brother. What is it?
My friend bought this a little bit ago, she thinks maybe it's a simplified Menorah but I doubt that. Also the star/snowflake with the dots reminds us of Amazigh tattoos but neither of us know enough and revers image searches haven't turned much up.
There are two television entertainers who both wear identical signet rings. The rings feature the same mysterious symbol, yet no one seems to know its meaning. Even a reverse image search on Google has yielded no results.
Could any members of this subreddit help satisfy this curiosity by interpreting the symbol or identifying its meaning? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!
Hello guys, i have this spoon from the Austrian company Berndorf and I can't find anything on the symbol that's stamped on there. This is my favorite spoon and i have been wondering and searching for some time but have not been successful yet. Maybe one of you knows anything. Thanks in advance!