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Translingual[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
There is little variability of form. The tail at right may drop below the loop at left, or may be even with it; the arc at top may be narrow or wide. Occasionally the loop at left does not completely close into a circle.
Etymology[edit]
A stylized representation of a lion's head and tail.
Symbol[edit]
♌︎
- (astrology) The symbol for the sign Leo.
- (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Leo.
- (rare) July[1]
- (alchemy, archaic) digestion
Text style |
Emoji style |
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♌︎ | ♌️ |
Note: Character's appearance may be different on each system. Text style is forced with ︎ and emoji style with ️ |
Gallery[edit]
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A glyph from 1493
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A glyph from the 1500s
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A glyph from ca. 1750
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A glyph from 1840
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A glyph from 1908
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Font variant
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The symbol on a background colored as the Sun, the ruling planet
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Coin with the symbol and icon
See also[edit]
Zodiac signs (translingual) (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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ariēs | taurus | geminī | cancer | ||||||||
leō | virgō | lībra | scorpiō | ||||||||
sagittārius | capricornus | aquārius | piscēs |
References[edit]
- ^ Rudolf Koch (1955 [1930]) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 55