ankh
Hieroglyphic vitality emblem
An ankh is a cross with a loop at the top, resembling a key.
The symbol originated in ancient Egypt, where it represented life and immortality—gods in Egyptian art often hold an ankh.
The shape has been adopted by various groups since, appearing in jewelry, tattoos, and iconography associated with eternal life or African heritage.
Ancient Egyptian picture-writing symbol
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
- NileAfrica's longest river
- pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
- TutankhamunEgyptian boy pharaoh
Ramses · Cleopatra · Nefertiti · Sphinx · Giza · Luxor · Thebes · Cairo
Suspended jewelry ornament
- amuletWorn protective token
- talismanMagical protective charm
- necklaceNeck-worn ornament
- charmAttractive personal quality
medallion · ornament · gold · silver · lapis lazuli · turquoise · faience · beads
Egyptian afterlife deity
Thoth · Bastet · Hathor · afterlife · underworld · pantheon · deity · resurrection
- breathAir taken in
- immortalityExemption from death
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
- life forceAnimating vital energy
sacred · rebirth · regeneration · creation · fertility · mirror · loop · hieratic
Alternative spiritual movement
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- sacred geometrySymbolic patterns with spiritual significance
- meditationFocused attention practice
- energyPower to do work
metaphysical · esoteric · occult · Rosicrucian · mysticism · Afrocentric · eternal life · divine feminine
hieroglyph
Ancient Egyptian picture-writing symbol
Tutankhamun · Ramses · Cleopatra · Nefertiti · Sphinx · Giza · Luxor · Thebes · Cairo · papyrus
pendant
Suspended jewelry ornament
charm · medallion · ornament · gold · silver · lapis lazuli · turquoise · faience · beads · artifact
Osiris
Egyptian afterlife deity
Anubis · Thoth · Bastet · Hathor · afterlife · underworld · pantheon · deity · resurrection · judgment
key of life
- breathAir taken in
- immortalityExemption from death
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
life force · sacred · rebirth · regeneration · creation · fertility · mirror · loop · hieratic · cosmic
New Age
Alternative spiritual movement
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- sacred geometrySymbolic patterns with spiritual significance
- meditationFocused attention practice
energy · metaphysical · esoteric · occult · Rosicrucian · mysticism · Afrocentric · eternal life · divine feminine · masculine
- Egyptian arttomb paintings, hieroglyphics, sarcophagi, scarabs, tomb painting
- occult objectsOuija board, crystal ball, tarot cards, voodoo doll, amulet
- ankhkey of life, breath of life
- African symbolscowrie shells, African mask, scarab, Eye of Horus, Anubis
- Ancient Egyptpharaoh, pharaohs, sphinx, pyramids, hieroglyphics
- Egyptpyramids, Cairo, Sphinx, Nile, pharaoh
Skeletal danger symbol
death's head · memento mori · death symbol · inverted cross · black rose
ankhcrucifix
Cross with Christ figure
Latin cross · Christian cross · Star of David · Thor's hammer · dharma wheel