While the power symbol made it into Unicode in 2015, it's been around for much longer. The goal in moving it to Unicode was to add a crucial symbol used around the world by the masses.

Symbols don’t die but lose their power over time when people ascribe different meanings to them. For example, Tillich shows how the Hindu symbol of the swastika was adopted by the Nazi Party and ...

Power of Symbols: How Emojis and Logos Trump Words in Memory. Written by Dr. Trupti Shirole. Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Aug 27 2023 12:00 AM.