magical symbols
Occult written marks
Magical symbols are marks, characters, or images believed to carry supernatural power or meaning.
They appear in occult traditions, religious rituals, and fantasy fiction—pentagrams, runes, sigils, and the like.
The term covers both symbols used in actual spiritual practice and those invented for games and stories: The book was covered in magical symbols.
Drawing or inscribing magical symbols is often portrayed as activating their power.
- hexagramStar with six points
- amuletWorn protective token
- pentagramFive-pointed mystical star
- runeAncient Germanic letter
- runic alphabetAncient Norse writing system
sigil · ankh · glyph · hex signs · talisman · ouroboros · sacred geometry · tetragrammaton · hamsa · seal · Celtic knot · circle · tree of life · labyrinth · Eye of Horus · all-seeing eye · third eye · alchemical
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Unencoded readable characters
traffic signs · street signs · exit signs · grocery lists · scientific notation
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Easily understood communication