Alchemical Symbols

Overview Properties List Table

This block includes alchemical symbols — images of substances, processes, measurement measures and various chemical elements.

What is alchemy? It's an early form of natural science studying the properties of matter and their transformation. Alchemists sought to discover the “philosopher's stone”, which, according to their ideas, could turn ordinary metals into gold and possessed immortal properties.

Alchemical symbols were used to denote chemical elements and compounds until the 18th century. The design of the symbols was largely standardized, however, the symbols themselves and the style could vary.

How can alchemical symbols be used today?

decorative elements in design and fashion
tattoo ideas
metaphorical context in art and literature
astrology and esotericism

As well as decoration of posts and texts on the topics mentioned above.

Properties

Range	1F700–1F77F
Characters	128

List of Characters

Table of Characters

1F680–1F6FF Transport and Map Symbols 1F780–1F7FF Geometric Shapes Extended

0: Basic Multilingual Plane

1: Supplementary Multilingual Plane

2: Supplementary Ideographic Plane

3: Tertiary Ideographic Plane

4-13: Not Used

14: Supplementary Special-purpose Plane

15: Supplementary Private Use Area Plane – A

16: Supplementary Private Use Area Plane – B

Alchemical Symbols

Properties

List of Characters

Symbols for Aristotelian elements

Symbols for important solvents

Symbols for sulfur and mercury

Symbols for salt, vitriol, and nitre

Symbols for gold and silver

Symbols for iron, iron ore and derivatives

Symbols for copper, copper ore and derivatives

Symbols for tin and lead ore

Symbols for antimony, antimony ore and derivatives

Symbols for other substances

Processes

Apparatus

Time

Measures

Other symbol

Eclipse symbols

Symbols for dwarf planets