List of symbols

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	List of symbols
Punctuation
apostrophe	’ '
brackets	[ ] ( ) { } ⟨ ⟩
colon	:
comma	, ، 、
dash	‒ – — ―
ellipsis	… ... . . .
exclamation mark	!
full stop, period	.
hyphen	‐
hyphen-minus	-
question mark	?
quotation marks	‘ ’ “ ” ' ' " "
semicolon	;
slash, stroke, solidus	/ ⁄
Word dividers
interpunct	·
space
General typography
ampersand	&
asterisk	*
at sign	@
backslash	\
bullet	•
caret	^
dagger	† ‡
degree	°
ditto mark	″
inverted exclamation mark	¡
inverted question mark	¿
number sign, pound, hash, octothorpe	#
numero sign	№
obelus	÷
ordinal indicator	º ª
percent, per mil	% ‰
plus and minus	+ −
basis point	‱
pilcrow	¶
prime	′ ″ ‴
section sign	§
tilde	~
underscore, understrike	_
vertical bar, pipe, broken bar	\| ‖ ¦
Intellectual property
copyright	©
sound-recording copyright	℗
registered trademark	®
service mark	℠
trademark	™
Currency
generic currency symbol	¤
Uncommon typography
asterism	⁂
hedera	❧
index, fist	☞
interrobang	‽
irony punctuation	⸮
lozenge	◊
reference mark	※
tie	⁀
Related
	Other quotation styles (« » „ ”) ; Diacritics; Logic symbols; ; Whitespace characters;
In other scripts
	Chinese; Hebrew; Japanese; Korean;
	Category; Portal; Book;
	v; t; e;

This is a list of graphical signs, icons, and symbols.

Languages[edit]

Many (but not all) graphemes that are part of a writing system that encodes a full spoken language are included in the Unicode standard, which also includes graphical symbols. See:

The remainder of this list focuses on graphemes not part of spoken language-encoding systems.

Basic communication[edit]

Scientific and engineering symbols[edit]

Alchemical symbols
Astronomical symbols
Chemical symbols
Electronic symbol (for circuit diagrams, etc.)
Engineering drawing symbols
Energy Systems Language
Hazard symbols
Mathematical symbols
Rod of Asclepius / Caduceus as a symbol of medicine

Consumer symbols[edit]

Various currency signs (sublist)

Navigational symbols[edit]

Traffic signs, including warning signs contain many specialized symbols (see article for list)
DOT pictograms
ISO 7001
Exit sign "running man"
Pictorial push pull signs for doors "push & pull man"
Gender symbols for public toilets
Japanese map symbols
International Breastfeeding Symbol
International Symbol of Access
Barber's pole

Hazards[edit]

Food[edit]

EC identification and health marks, for animal products
Food safe symbol marking food contact materials in the European Union
British Egg Industry Council lion

Kosher symbols:

Kitemark kosher
BC Kosher
Star-K Kosher Certification
OK Kosher Certification
EarthKosher Kosher Certification
Triangle K Kosher Certification

General consumer products[edit]

Recycling symbol
Laundry symbol
Period-after-opening symbol (on cosmetics as 6M, 12M, 18M, etc.)
U+2602 ☂ umbrella - keep dry
U+2614 ☔ umbrella with rain drops - keep dry
Japanese postal mark
℮, the European estimated sign
Inventory tracking symbols
- Barcode such as a Universal Product Code
- QR code
Printing registration marks intended for the manufacturer of the packaging, to ensure different colors are aligned when printed
Various certification marks (see article for list) signifying conformance with a government or private organization's requirements

Shipping symbols^[1] from ISO standard 780 "Pictorial marking for handling of goods"^[2] or ASTM D5445 "Standard Practice for Pictorial Markings for Handling of Goods"^[3] which depict shipping boxes as squares with rounded corners:
- "Fragile": the silhouette of a wine glass
- "This end up": a horizontal line with two arrows pointing up
- "Do not stack": a filled-in box, under a crossed-out outlined box
- "Maximum stack height": three boxes stacked vertically; the bottom one is filled in, the middle one is an outline with a number inside (the number of boxes to safely stack on top of this one), and the top one is an outline and crossed out
- "Maximum stack weight": from the bottom upward: a box, a horizontal line, a wide arrow pointing down, and a number followed by "kg max"
- "Keep dry": an umbrella with rain falling on it
- "Protect from sunlight": a circle with rays coming out of it, with a box protected by a chevron
- "Protect from radiation": the radiation symbol, separated from a box by a chevron
- "Center of gravity": crosshairs pointing to the center of a dashed circle
- "Do not roll": a box with a curved arrow above, and a cross-out line coming up from the box at an angle
- "Do not use hand hooks"
- "Do not use hand truck"
- "Do not use forklift"
- "Clamp as indicated": a filled-in box with a vertical line and inward-pointing arrow on the right and left
- "Do not clamp": the same as "clamp as indicated", crossed out
- "Sling here", the silhouette of a chain
- A thermometer with a diagonal slash, indicating the maximum and minimum temperature