Alchemical Symbol for Cinnabar 🜓

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 official name ALCHEMICAL SYMBOL FOR CINNABAR. The tokens in the name signal function: SYMBOL marks a graphic sign or pictographic unit, while CINNABAR identifies the concept or material associated with the symbol. The qualifier ALCHEMICAL points to a genre of signs used in a historical science and practice, without specifying a spoken sound. In typography and orthography, such tokens help readers parse what a sign represents, how it is used in reference systems, and how it relates to other signs in a collection. 2–3 practical usage contexts follow: scholarship and reference editions. First, in scholarly dictionaries and grammars of historical notation, this symbol appears in lists of signs tied to alchemical or mineral imagery. Second, in educational primers and archival transcription, it helps readers trace symbol meanings and align them with period imagery. Third, typographic revivals or specimens may reproduce the symbol to illustrate historical sign systems. Cross‑platform appearance remains variable but accessible text should convey the sign’s identity clearly using descriptive captions when needed.

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