Talk:Miscellaneous Symbols

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[edit] Done

  • Tables are basically done.
  • Most things are linked.

CyberSkull 08:15, 2004 Oct 31 (UTC)

[edit] To Do

  • Add links where applicable (especially in table 2)
  • Add a graphic containing all the characters for this range (my fonts lack about a dozen characters in this range)

CyberSkull 08:15, 2004 Oct 31 (UTC)

[edit] Entrys missing

Some entries are missing, for a complete list see http://www.decodeunicode.org/w3.php?ucHex=2600 . --Abdull 13:32, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] multiple meanings--linked wrong?

Some of the symbols have multiple meanings. For an obvious example, the male and female symbols are also symbols for the planets mars and venus respectively. Unfortunately, because of the way this is linked, there's no easy way to represent this. If the descriptions, rather than the symbols themselves, were links, then this would be easy to resolve:

Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols
Name Glyph Unicode # HTML
MERCURY ☿ \u263F ☿
VENUS/FEMALE SIGN ♀ \u2640 ♀
EARTH ♁ \u2641 ♁
MARS/MALE SIGN ♂ \u2642 ♂
JUPITER ♃ \u2643 ♃

But as it is, I don't see any way to deal with this, and I really don't have the strength to rewrite the entire table right now. :) Xtifr tälk 08:56, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

I wrote a sed command to implement the change you suggested. —Keenan Pepper 22:22, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Please keep in mind all the names in the table should be the official unicode names for the characters. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 00:56, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The BMP

What font is used in the BMP image to display every character so perfectly? Many of mine either do not show up or are using the wrong font and appear squished or out-of-place. RedAugust 20:09, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gender related symbols

It seems to me that some of the links attached to the sexual sysmbols on this page are questionable. Let us take a look at these signs, and see if we can agree on their meanings. Let's start with some easy ones. I think we all agree that ♂ (MALE SIGN) refers to a male. Similarly ♀ (FEMALE SIGN) refers to a female. Finally ⚲ (NEUTER) refers to neuter. Now we go on. ⚢ (DOUBLED FEMALE SIGN) indicates a female-female (lesbian) relationship. ⚣ (DOUBLED MALE SIGN) indicates a male-male (gay male) relationship. Please note that the signs clearly do not refer to a the sexual orientation of an individual, as it is quite clear by the two separate (but interlocking) circles that the symbol refers to a relationship. So by the same token ⚤ (INTERLOCKED FEMALE AND MALE SIGN) refers to a heterosexual relationship. However, the symbol is currently linked to Bisexual. ⚥ (MALE AND FEMALE SIGN) following the rules of strict interpretation, this symbol should represent hermaphrodite (complete set of male and female parts). It could also validly represent male/female unity. If bisexuals insist on having a symbol, this symbol is probably more acceptable for that purpose too. For some reason though it currently links to transsexual. I really don't like that, as there is a separate symbol more appropriate. ⚦(MALE WITH STROKE SIGN) or the vertical or horizontal variants would best go with transexual. One can see from the symbol that is is similar to the male symbol, but also includes the cross bar, which is the special feature of females. This symbols thus clearly refers to anybody who does not fit into the standard genders. This would properly include transexuals and intersex individuals. Proof of this intepretation is found in the next symbol. ⚧ (MALE WITH STROKE AND MALE AND FEMALE SIGN) is a superimposition of the standard male, standard female, and the previous symbol. It is a symbol of pride within some members of the transgender community, and clearly shows a sense of unity between the male gender, the female gender, and those who don't quite fit in with either. 66.254.241.199 (talk) 21:48, 12 December 2007 (UTC)