We propose the symbol ⁂ to represent the fediverse.
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⁂ is called an asterism. In astronomy, it refers to groups of stars in the sky, akin to constellations. We suggest that it’s a very fitting symbol for the fediverse, a galaxy of interconnected spaces which is decentralised and has an astronomically-themed name. It represents several stars coming together, connecting but each their own, without a centre.
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@ is the symbol for e-mail. # is the symbol for hashtags. ☮ is the symbol for peace. ♻ is the symbol for recycling. ⁂ can be the symbol for the fediverse. ⁂ is standardised as Unicode U+2042, making it ready to copy and insert anywhere.
Git Repository: fediverse-symbol/fediverse-symbol
a bunch of assholes conected to each other… sounds about right.
Not an asterism but an assterism (or arseterism).
…and it’s ruined… Thanks internet
I was gonna say snowflakes, but now I can’t unsee the buttholes.
I’d rather see the current
logo added to Unicode than reuse an existing symbol. It’s not impossible, considering that the Bitcoin symbol (₿) ended up making it.I think it’s too complex to be a Unicode character
Looking at how current emojis tend to be hard to distinguish without increasing the font size (I see ~13 px on this page), I’d say the fediverse icon fits the criterion well enough.
Also,
I can see the icon in here well enoughMost Egyptian hieroglyphics are in unicode. However, there are many other reasons for it not to be included.
but that’s a disgusting logo
What I’m hearing here is
Proposal to add current Fediverse symbol to Unicode
Whoever decided that a logo should be standardised as Unicode? That is the worst criterion for picking a symbol that has and will have hundreds of other uses than inline text. If it’s so important — work to have the current, pentacle fediverse symbol included in Unicode.
Registering a domain to introduce your dumb idea with a lot of empty bravado leaves you with … an annual bill and a dumb idea. The pentacle symbol is so much more recognisable.
First thought: e pluribus anus
A fellow greendale alum. Streets ahead!
Its use looks contrived to me on the linked GitHub page. The comparison with @ and # is flawed because those symbols are part of the resource name, whereas here the symbol is superfluous. It’s like adding a 🌐 in front of every web URL.
Am I misunderstanding this - you want to replace a recognised symbol with a symbol that’s already being used by another group? That seems counterproductive at best.
I’m also wondering, have you spoken to anyone with poor eyesight? This is my reply to a comment below suggesting that the new symbol would be easier to read:
I’m reading this thread on mobile, and the fediverse logo next to the community name is much easier to see than the three stars. If I didn’t already know what the three stars were from the rest of the post, I wouldn’t have a clue what they were supposed to be in the body. They look like a blurry capital A. Obviously the fediverse logo is bigger there, which helps, but it’s not significantly bigger, and would still be clearer at a smaller size
How about, the same idea, but you use railroad couplers instead of buttholes? Everybody is connected! Rather than being full of shit.
However, its design is a little too complex to be used at small sizes, as you would in text or in a button.
I wonder what the criteria are. Because ⁂ just looks like three blurry dots to me. It’s not making things worse, but I wouldn’t say it’s making them much better either.
Why though? We don’t need a symbol. Is it that hard to type “fediverse”? The fediverse logo is good enough.
This looks like shit, is used for something else already, we already have an icon for the fediverse and this has 0 reason to exist
It looks like a bunch of snowflakes, making it very representative.
EDIT Why change something that isn’t broken?
