Guide:Symbol

 serves as a guide for formatting pages on symbols on this Wiki. Template:Symbol should be used. Please use it as an example when creating and editing pages. A simple blurb about this term or label the symbol represents goes here that mentions what the symbol is and means.

Insert Unicode or emoji form after name in parenthesis, if any. For example, for double venus, you would include "⚢".

Alternate Names

 * Any other way the symbol is referred to. For example, for the double Venus, you may list "lesbian symbol" and "doubled female sign."

Symbology
Origins of the symbol and what it's based on. What does the color mean, what symbols does it take from, what does it mean? Does the color need to be the same?

Alternate Designs

 * If any with the same meaning and similar symbology. The double Venus has none, though its color is not required to be the same. You could mention that here.

History
Text goes here. Talk about the history of the symbol; Where did the symbol originate? Has it been reclaimed, was it ever derogatory, etc.

Usage
For example, how is this symbol most frequently used and displayed? Such as, the ace ring on the right middle finger, or using the double Venus on patches.

Controversy
Any controversy over the symbol -- for example, its meaning or reclamation -- should be discussed here.

Sibling Symbols

 * Any symbols that closely resemble it in appearance, origin, and meaning--for example, for double Venus, you would list the double Mars.

Derived Symbols

 * Any symbol derived from this that is relevant.

Symbols
Include the main/base symbol first, then alternatives. If the coiner is known, list them and cite sources.

Combined Symbols
Any symbols that include this symbol and another symbol, such as a combination of three symbols (example below) or a combination of two that does not hold significance (ie is simply a combination of two images) and would not currently require a page of its own.

Flags with Symbol
Please provide enough flags that use the symbol to help display what it means, such as the 'main' one that may be put in the above template, goes here. Try to provide who made a flag and when it was introduced if that information is available. If nothing, leave blank. Information about the given meanings of the flag(s) and the symbols can go here too. Do not include flags for the same group that do not have the symbol.

Coining
Any screenshots or other images related to original discussions of coining this symbol, if there are any, go here. If nothing, leave blank.

Other
Any other kind of image (ie use of the symbol on other pages or images) goes here. If nothing, leave blank.