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♒	U+2652, ♒ AQUARIUS

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Miscellaneous Symbols

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Translingual

Alternative forms

The waves may form two saw-edges, or half-loops like handwritten w with curls at the end. The number of sawteeth/loops may vary but is commonly three or four.

Etymology

A stylized representation of (ripples of) water.

Symbol

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(astrology) The symbol for the sign Aquarius.
(astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Aquarius.
(rare) January^[1]
(alchemy, archaic) multiplication
(botany, obsolete) monoecious^[2]

(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♒︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Aquarius, here λ ♒︎ (Lambda Aquarii), φ ♒︎ (Phi Aquarii), ι ♒︎ (Iota Aquarii), ψ ♒︎ (Psi Aquarii).

Gallery

A glyph from 1493
A glyph from the 1500s
A glyph from ca. 1750
A glyph from 1840
A glyph from 1908
Font variant
The symbol on a background colored as Saturn, the ruling planet
Coin with symbol and icon

References

^ Rudolf Koch (1955 [1930]) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 54
^ Simpson, Niki (2010 February) “Botanical symbols: a new symbol set for new images”, in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society‎^[1], volume 162, number 2, →DOI, archived from the original on 2021-12-19, pages 117–129

[1] Rudolf Koch (1955 [1930]) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 54

[2] Simpson, Niki (2010 February) “Botanical symbols: a new symbol set for new images”, in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society‎^[1], volume 162, number 2, →DOI, archived from the original on 2021-12-19, pages 117–129

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Zodiac signs and symbols (layout · text)
Aries	Taurus	Gemini	Cancer
Leo	Virgo	Libra	Scorpio
Sagittarius	Capricorn	Aquarius	Pisces

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