โฒ 16 โผ Whats this symbol mean -> ๐ฏ (lemmy.zip) submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by skunk@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments Wikipedia links it to Fortune-telling for some reason? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%F0%9F%94%AF but doesn't elaborate? emojis wiki says it's something to do with buddhism? https://emojis.wiki/dotted-six-pointed-star/ It's a really weird symbol Also found this reddit thread with explanations all over the place https://www.reddit.com/r/Emoji/comments/16buwk0/meaning_of_dotted_sixpointed_star/ The unicode explanation simply says "SIX POINTED STAR WITH MIDDLE DOT" (very helpful) (not) and the official chart has an arrow to the star of david and that's it https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1F300.pdf
[โ] Fleppensteijn@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago (4 children) A combination of man, woman and sperm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatkona and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindu_(symbol) permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] PointlessLifePersonified@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 months ago A combination of man, woman and sperm So... a porno? permalink fedilink source parent [โ] skunk@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) ah that makes sense But what's the connection to fortune telling? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] Fleppensteijn@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago Common symbols like a star mean good luck? Otherwise I don't see a connection. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] RavenofDespair@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 months ago I thought the but there is a dot in the middle of the star. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] PointlessLifePersonified@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 months ago A combination of man, woman and sperm So... a porno? permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] skunk@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) ah that makes sense But what's the connection to fortune telling? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] Fleppensteijn@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago Common symbols like a star mean good luck? Otherwise I don't see a connection. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Fleppensteijn@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago Common symbols like a star mean good luck? Otherwise I don't see a connection. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] RavenofDespair@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 months ago I thought the but there is a dot in the middle of the star. permalink fedilink source parent