What ⛧ means
It usually signals Satanic or occult imagery. The downward point gives this pentacle a different social charge from an upright star. It can signal identification with Satanism, rebellion against religious authority, ritual aesthetics, horror, or dark fantasy.
There was no single original meaning. Pentagrams served communal and messianic purposes in Prague around 1580, while Éliphas Lévi's 1854 occult writing linked pentagram symbolism with Baphomet. The Church of Satan, founded in 1966, helped consolidate the modern Satanic association.
Someone sent me ⛧ — what are they implying?
Read it as a deliberate dark or transgressive signal. In a username, caption, lyric, or joke, it may mean occult, Satanic, metal, goth, or rejection of conventional religious respectability.
Context decides whether the signal is devotional, political, theatrical, or aesthetic. Research published in 2023 describes Satanic imagery in Czech black metal as both resistance to mainstream culture and a subcultural code for identity. The glyph alone does not prove what the sender believes.
High-impact, niche, and confrontational; use it when you want the occult association noticed.
Do not send it casually to a religious or authority figure; it can read as an insult or threat.
What it means when someone sends it to you
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2Why does ⛧ look different?
It can. Font coverage for U+26E7 is uneven, so one device may show a shaped star while another shows a missing-glyph box.
Is ⛧ the Sigil of Baphomet?
No. ⛧ is the bare inverted pentagram. The Sigil of Baphomet adds a goat head, lettering, and usually a surrounding circle.
How to type ⛧
⛧\26E7Codes and encoding1 code points
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