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The "∅" symbol is always drawn as a slashed circle, whereas in most typefaces the letter "Ø" is a slashed ellipse. The diameter symbol ( ⌀ ) (Unicode character U+2300) is similar to the lowercase letter ø, and in some typefaces it even uses the same glyph , although in many others the glyphs are subtly distinguishable (normally, the ...
Sun cross, a circle containing four or more spokes with many variants and uses; Earth symbol, astronomical and alchemical symbols for Earth, indicated by U+1F728 ALCHEMICAL SYMBOL FOR VERDIGRIS; Coptic cross, associated with Coptic Christians ; Celtic cross, associated with Christian in the Early Middle Ages
The following table lists many common symbols, together with their name, how they should be read out loud, and the related field of mathematics. Additionally, the subsequent columns contains an informal explanation, a short example, the Unicode location, the name for use in HTML documents, [1] and the LaTeX symbol.
The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias. (Holding the mouse pointer on the hyperlink will pop up a summary of the symbol's function.); The third gives symbols listed elsewhere in the table that are similar to it in meaning or appearance, or that may be confused with it;
Therefore, in this article, the Unicode version of the symbols is used (when possible) for labelling their entry, and the LaTeX version is used in their description. So, for finding how to type a symbol in LaTeX, it suffices to look at the source of the article. For most symbols, the entry name is the corresponding Unicode symbol.
One of many solar symbols used to represent the Sun; U+2609 ☉ SUN (Planet symbol in astronomy) Gold (Alchemical symbols: planetary metals) Gardiner N5 (U+131F3 ㇳ EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH N005): The sun, part of the representation of the name of Ra in Egyptian hieroglyphs. (This hieroglyph is shown conventionally with a small circle (rather than ...
The cross-in-a-circle was interpreted as a solar symbol derived from the interpretation of the disc of the Sun as the wheel of the chariot of the Sun god. [2] Wieseler (1881) postulated an (unattested) Gothic rune hvel ("wheel") representing the solar deity by the "wheel" symbol of a cross-in-a-circle, reflected by the Gothic letter hwair (𐍈 ...
An x mark marking the spot of the wrecked Whydah Gally in Cape Cod. An X mark (also known as an ex mark or a cross mark or simply an X or ex or a cross) is used to indicate the concept of negation (for example "no, this has not been verified", "no, that is not the correct answer" or "no, I do not agree") as well as an indicator (for example, in election ballot papers or in maps as an x-marks ...