Why use harder to maintain and more ressource consumptive graphics, when it can be done with plain text too?
There are thousends of unicode symbols one can utilize for different tasks. Many websites list them all or let them search for specific ones.
Here's a small list of graphic characters we use for interface design on a regular basis:
Charakters: Triangles ▲
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Character
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Description
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ISO-Number
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Entity(hex)
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Entity(decimal)
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▲
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Triangle - up
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U+25B2
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▲
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▲
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△
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Triangle - up, outline
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U+25B3
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△
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△
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▴
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Triangle - up, small
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U+25B4
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▴
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▴
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▵
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Triangle - up, outline, small
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U+25B5
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▵
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▵
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| ▶
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Triangle - right
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U+25B6
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▶
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▶
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| ▷
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Triangle - right, outline
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U+25B7
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▷
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▷
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▸
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Triangle - right, small
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U+25B8
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▸
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▸
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▹
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Triangle - right, outline, small
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U+25B9
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▹
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▹
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▼
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Triangle - down
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U+25BC
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▼
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▼
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▽
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Triangle - down, outline
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U+25BD
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▽
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▽
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▾
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Triangle - down, small
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U+25BE
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▾
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▾
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▿
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Triangle - down, outline, small
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U+25BF
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▿
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▿
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◀
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Triangle - left
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U+25C0
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◀
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◀
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◁
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Triangle - left, outline
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U+25C1
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◁
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◁
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◂
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Triangle - left, small
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U+25C2
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◂
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◂
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◃
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Triangle - left, outline, small
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U+25C3
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◃
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◃
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Charakters: Arrows ➔
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Character
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Description
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ISO-Number
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Entity(hex)
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Entity(decimal)
|
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➔
|
Arrow
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-
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➔
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➔
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➘
|
Arrow - southeast
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-
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➘
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➘
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➙
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Arrow - slanted
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-
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➙
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➙
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➚
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Arrow - northeast, slanted
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-
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➚
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➚
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➛
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Arrow - draftingpoint
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-
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➛
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➛
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➜
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Arrow - round-tipped
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-
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➜
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➜
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➝
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Arrow - triangle-headed
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-
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➝
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➝
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➞
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Arrow - triangle-headed, heavy
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-
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➞
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➞
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➟
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Arrow, triangle-headed, dashed
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-
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➟
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➟
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➠
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Arrow, triangle-headed, heavy, dashed
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-
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➠
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➠
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➡
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Arrow - triangle-headed, heavy
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-
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➡
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➡
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➢
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Arrow - 3D, topwards-lighted
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-
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➢
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➢
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➣
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Arrow - 3D, topwards-lighted
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-
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➣
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➣
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➤
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Arrow - arrowhead
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-
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➤
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➤
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➥
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Arrow - curved-downwards
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-
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➥
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➥
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➦
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Arrow - curved-upwards
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-
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➦
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➦
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➧
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Arrow - square
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-
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➧
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➧
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➨
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Arrow - concate
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-
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➨
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➨
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➩
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Arrow - 3D, rightshaded
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-
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➩
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➩
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➪
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Arrow - 3D, leftshaded
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-
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➪
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➪
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➫
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Arrow - 3D, downshaded, backtilted
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-
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➫
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➫
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➬
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Arrow - 3D, upshaded, fronttilted
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-
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➬
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➬
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➭
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Arrow, 3D, lower-rightshaded, heavy
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-
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➭
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➭
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➮
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Arrow, 3D, upper-rightshaded, heavy
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-
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➮
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➮
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➱
|
Arrow - Circled
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-
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➲
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➱
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Charakters: CRUD ✁
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Character
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Description
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ISO-Number
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Entity(hex)
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Entity(decimal)
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✁
|
Cut - down
|
-
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✁
|
✁
|
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✂
|
Cut
|
-
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✂
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✂
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✃
|
Cut - up
|
-
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✃
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✃
|
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✄
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Cut - outline
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-
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✃;
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✄
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✎
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Edit - down
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-
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✎
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✎
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✏
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Edit
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-
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✏
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✏
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✐
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Edit - up
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-
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✐
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✐
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✓
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Checkmark
|
-
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✓
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✓
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✔
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Checkmark - heavy
|
-
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✔
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✔
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✕
|
Delete
|
-
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✕
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✕
|
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✖
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Delete - heavy
|
-
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✖
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✖
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✗
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Delete - slanted
|
-
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✗
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✗
|
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✘
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Delete - slanted, heavy
|
-
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✘
|
✘
|
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✚
|
Add
|
-
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✚
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✚
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✙
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Add - outline
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-
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✙
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✙
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✛
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Add - open-center
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-
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✛
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✛
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✜
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Add - black, open-center
|
-
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✜
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✜
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Charakters: Misc ∞
|
Character
|
Description
|
Named
|
Entity(hex)
|
Entity(decimal)
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✭
|
Star
|
-
|
✭
|
✭
|
|
✩
|
Star - outline
|
-
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✩
|
✩
|
|
✪
|
Star - circle
|
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✪
|
✪
|
|
✱
|
Asterisk
|
-
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✱
|
✱
|
|
✲
|
Asterisk - open-center
|
-
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✲
|
✲
|
|
❄
|
Snowflake
|
-
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❄
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❄
|
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❆
|
Snowflake - heavy
|
-
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❆
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❆
|
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❅
|
Snowflake - trifoliate
|
-
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❅
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❅
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✆
|
Telephone
|
-
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✆
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✆
|
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✉
|
Mail
|
-
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✉
|
✉
|
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✻
|
Teardrop
|
-
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✻
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✻
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♥
|
Heart
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♥
|
-
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♥
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♦
|
Diamond
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♦
|
-
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♦
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♣
|
Clubs (Shamrock)
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♣
|
-
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♣
|
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♠
|
Spade
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♠
|
-
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♠
|
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∞
|
Infinity
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∞
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∞
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∞
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⌂
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Home, House
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-
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⌂
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⌂
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☰
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Text, Heaven
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-
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☰
|
☰
|
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■
|
Large square
|
-
|
-
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■
|
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▪
|
Small square
|
-
|
-
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▪
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