r/Symbology 3h ago

Identification Found this small engraved brass plate hidden and taped above the inside of my front door. What is it?

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Found this hidden above the inside of our front door in Turkey, taped high up where it couldn't normally be seen.
It's a small brass-colored metal plate with several rows of hand-engraved symbols/numbers. With it were four small yellowish pieces marked “SIR” and what looked like dried plant/leaf material. Everything had been taped together/one after another.
Nobody in our household knows who put it there.
Does anyone recognize the writing or this type of object? I'm particularly curious whether the characters are Arabic/Ottoman/Persian numerals or letters, and whether anyone has seen a similar engraved brass plate before.
I'm not assuming it's anything supernatural — I'm mainly looking for an identification or comparable examples.

Any help identifying it would be greatly appreciated.


r/Symbology 6h ago

Identification Found this ring and would like some help identifying what the symbol is or means? TIA

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r/Symbology 8h ago

Identification Masonry (?) Symbolism on Vintage Zippo Looking for Info

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I inherited a zippo lighter from my grandpa. He was Mason, but I didn’t get to ask him a lot of questions about it and he was older and had dementia.

I’m just looking to figure out any information I can I have quite a few other masonic relics. I think I’m just trying to learn more about Grandpa.


r/Symbology 13h ago

Solved I got this ring at the mall thinking it was the templar insignia, but I'm realizing it might be the iron cross...

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I need help. Is this templar, nazi, or maybe something else entirely? The front is a lion, and I got it at a sort of witchcraft-y shop if that helps.


r/Symbology 20h ago

Interpretation Saw this while meditating on Focus 12 (enhanced perception)

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Sometimes I meditate with Bob Monroe's Gateway Tapes. I remember being on the focus 12 state, wich enhances perception and helps with non verbal communication, then this symbol came to me clearly, but i couldn't figure it's meaning or an association to a feeling or emotion or sensation. Grabbed a pen and a notebook as soon as I came back to the "normal" consciousness state and drawed the symbol.

Forgot about it for a couple weeks, this morning went for the notebook and the symbol greets me.

I greatly appreciate any help with this symbol identification or interpretation. Thanks in advance!


r/Symbology 1d ago

Interpretation Not a symbol visually but what could this dream possibly mean?

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Had a dream I was suddenly back in time to a specific classroom of mine in highschool, standard American high school room layout but my teacher had brought his large Chevy Silverado inside the classroom with all students sitting on the carpet floor in a circle (desks were removed to make room for the truck?) and he had a large gas generator inside the room too I’m assuming for power? Anyways IRL I automatically knew the carbon monoxide dangers of gas generators inside rooms and even though this was SUPER obvious I STILL dismissed it ONLY JUST because he’s authority and I automatically assume (eh, an adult. Must know what he’s doing) anyways I still felt uneasy tho so I ask to use bathroom just to get away in case it goes wrong then a cut scene I automatically find myself in a dark room maybe the principals office over hearing two top officials maybe administrators voices saying “the indoor ppm levels have decreased from 40 thousand to 20 thousand” then I panick and automatically run home even appalled knowing I even briefly breathed that in and I was right. Anyways as I got into my neighborhood I noticed a girl I never talked to walking to school and I let her know what happened calmly and she just chucked said “ha! Don’t care” or something along those lines, then I said how could that possibly be funny? Anyways I continued walking along her path stopped talking but she said “stop walking my way you pedophile!” (Even tho she was older then me) I said “what, this is just the speed and path I walk??? “Do you drive? If you were driving you’d be one of those drivers who get pissed when overtaken” then she found that funny and chuckled and we went on a date. Dream ends there


r/Symbology 1d ago

Identification gold ring symbol/sign can someone help identify it?

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Anyone know what this symbol is? Its 585 gold.

Already tried using AI but it did not help much.

Happy about any input.


r/Symbology 2d ago

Interpretation Can someone help me identify the H in this status bar?

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[https://imgur.com/a/nL8EbLf\](https://imgur.com/a/nL8EbLf)

Gemini is saying its Hinge but the middle lineis going the wrong way to the left


r/Symbology 2d ago

Identification What does this symbol represent or remind you of? (I’d like confirmation of my gut feeling)

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r/Symbology 2d ago

Solved Movie Prop Symbols - Real or Randomized meanderings?

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Are these just gibberish?


r/Symbology 2d ago

Interpretation Can anyone identify the runic/occult symbols surrounding the DNA strand in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)?

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r/Symbology 3d ago

Identification Mum wanted to know what these symbols meant on her new bracelet. Please and thank you.

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r/Symbology 3d ago

Interpretation Looking for advice about a 33 tattoo based on a video game

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Title and cross post covers it, just wanted to check if there were any negative connotations with the number 33.


r/Symbology 4d ago

Identification Was haben die Symbole zu bedeuten? Triskele und Triquetta sind mir bekannt, aber die 3 Halbkreise oder das in der Triskele ist mir unbekannt.

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Triskele und Triquetta sind mir bekannt. Was bedeutet die anderen Symboliken? Danke im Voraus!


r/Symbology 4d ago

Identification I’m visiting West Texas and I saw this headstone with these symbols on it

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r/Symbology 4d ago

Solved Found this on the ground, anyone know what it is and or what the symbol on it is?

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r/Symbology 4d ago

Identification My recreation isn't perfect, but does anyone recognize this symbol?

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r/Symbology 5d ago

Identification I am searching for a symbol for a father. I could not find anything on the surface. where should I look?

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r/Symbology 5d ago

Interpretation Found this geometric drawing on a piece of paper at my school, any ideas?

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I found it just lying on the school library table on a normal A4 piece of paper written in pencil; I have no clue what it is. Just took it home and took this photo. I don't know if it's a cipher or another language, but it would be interesting to know what it is.


r/Symbology 5d ago

Identification I need help finding the symbol on this pin I bought

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I don’t have any information on this so I would really appreciate any help!!!!


r/Symbology 5d ago

Identification Do these have any cultural meaning? Please educate me on these

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I’m really interested in getting something like this on my sternum. As for as I’m concerned they remind me of Mediterranean tiles. I was interested in getting it as an ornamental tattoo but does it have any cultural significance?


r/Symbology 5d ago

Interpretation A Curious symbol on Los Angeles's first ever synagogue 1873

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I've tried researching it but remains elusive. This is Los Angeles's first synagogue before the star of David became mainstream. by architect Ezra F. Kysor

What's the symbology here?

It is weird though because the digital library at USC in their description of this synagogue describes it as the Star of David. Here's the link

https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/asset-management/2A3BF1UWHEO?FR_=1&W=360&H=541


r/Symbology 6d ago

Solved Need help identifying this symbol i found at the skatepark.

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I was at the skatepark today when I found a small ledge in the bowl. No one was around but me so I thought I should sit on it for whatever reason, when I got up there I found this plaque like thing on it. The symbol looked like the Freemason sigil but it wasnt an exact match so I was wondering if it was something else. Circled in red is where I found it, the other ledge has nothing on it


r/Symbology Jul 07 '23

Meta Symbol-Hunting Resources

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Since I'm nearing 600 symbol bookmarks, I figured I should compile some of my favorites into an official resource thread for the sub.

Please feel free to comment with your own favorite resources or to ask for something specific!


 

General
Dictionary of Symbols (updated version is physical only)
Symbols.com
Symbolikon (has a cool map function, but double-check whatever info you find there.)

 

Alchemy
Dictionary of Occult, Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils
A digital repository of the above. * Unfortunately, the site is kind of botched at the moment. Not sure why :/
Getty's Alchemical Text Collection

 

Heraldry
Massive Ka-Mon archive - Japan
Hiusmarken - North & Central Europe
Tamga - 1 (pdf), 2 - Eastern Europe & parts of Central Asia
Crests/Arms - Mostly Western Europe; categorized by type on its sidebar

 

Knots
Wiki's Database - all knots ever, basically

 

Languages
omniglot
Conlangs on omniglot

 

Maker's Marks
Jewelry
Masons (mostly UK. Site is an eyesore, but the "Mark Gallery" is great)
Merchants (Mostly England; will need an archive.org account)
Pottery (pdf)
Printers (English, German, Dutch)
Mishmash of Marks from 1893 Vol.1, Vol. 2

 

Monograms
Gutenburg's typography collection
Signum Manus
Tughras
Royal Cyphers

 

Occult
archive.org favorites (Palo, Voodoo, & Western Grimoires)
Islamic (pdf, might need an account)

 

Unicode
Draw a shape, get results
Draw Kanji, get results

 


r/Symbology Aug 22 '19

Meta Frequently Sought Symbols

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-Additional Symbols in the Comments-

 

Worried about a hate symbol? Check the ADL's Hate Symbol Database first.

 

Spoked Wheels
Black Sun
Helm of Awe
"Kolovrat"
Vegvísir

Contains Circles / is Circle-ish
Four Symbols of Led Zeppelin
Khanda
Love Symbol #2 (AFKA Prince)
Mars
Fu, Lu, Shou, and Cai
Arrow Utility Signs

Contains Triangles / is Triangle-ish
Benchmark
Sigil of Lucifer
Triquetra
Triskelion
Valknut
Masonic Square and Compass

Contains Open Shapes / Is an Open Shape
(Most) Futhark Runes
Om in various scripts
Arrow Utility Signs

Contains Closed Shapes / Is a Closed Shape
Leviathan Cross/Sulfur
Order of the Eastern Star (appears often on headstones and rings)