Alchemical Symbol for Black Sulfur 🜏

Usage snapshot:

• Used in content written with the Common script; suitable for UI labels and body text.
• Appears in the Unicode block Alchemical Symbols.

History & usage: The character depicts the ALCHEMICAL SYMBOL FOR BLACK SULFUR. In its name, the tokens ALCHEMICAL SYMBOL mark a compact class label and a graphic sign rather than a standard alphabetic letter. In orthography and typography, such tokens signal a symbolic or typographic unit that functions as a sign or emblem within a specialized tradition, rather than a phoneme. This emphasizes its role as a historical or scholarly marker rather than everyday text. Use contexts include: scholarly editions of alchemical treatises, where the symbol flags substances or processes in apparatus or recipe steps; archival transcription and paleography projects that document emblematic signs in marginalia or marginal glosses; and typographic specimens or educational primers that illustrate how symbolic signs organize a symbolic system in the Common script and in the Alchemical Symbols block. Because the block is historical and specialized, researchers treat it as a historical artifact rather than a modern orthography. Cross‑platform rendering and assistive technologies should present the symbol clearly in accessible Unicode fonts.

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