Is this an international recognized symbol for a tourist attraction?
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Is this an international recognized symbol for a tourist attraction? It is common (on road signs) in Denmark, but is it otherwise recognized?
UPDATE: I learn to some degree yes, traditionally a place of historic significance, but later also used for attractions in general.
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Is this an international recognized symbol for a tourist attraction? It is common (on road signs) in Denmark, but is it otherwise recognized?
UPDATE: I learn to some degree yes, traditionally a place of historic significance, but later also used for attractions in general.
@anderslund (1/2)
This symbol is mainly recognised in two areas:
Technology (Apple): It is the symbol for the Command key (or Cmd key) on Apple keyboards. It is used to execute keyboard shortcuts on a Mac.
Culture & Transport: On road signs and maps, particularly in Scandinavia and other parts of Europe, it denotes a place of interest or a cultural monument.
Historically, the symbol is also known as a looped square, St John’s Cross or Bowen’s knot.
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Is this an international recognized symbol for a tourist attraction? It is common (on road signs) in Denmark, but is it otherwise recognized?
UPDATE: I learn to some degree yes, traditionally a place of historic significance, but later also used for attractions in general.
@anderslund (2/2)
Because the symbol has such a long history of protective and cultural significance in the Scandinavian countries, it was chosen in the 1960s as the official road sign for places of interest. It was intended to guide travellers to places where history is still alive – and that is precisely how it eventually found its way into an international encyclopaedia of symbols, where it was discovered by Apple decades later.
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@anderslund (1/2)
This symbol is mainly recognised in two areas:
Technology (Apple): It is the symbol for the Command key (or Cmd key) on Apple keyboards. It is used to execute keyboard shortcuts on a Mac.
Culture & Transport: On road signs and maps, particularly in Scandinavia and other parts of Europe, it denotes a place of interest or a cultural monument.
Historically, the symbol is also known as a looped square, St John’s Cross or Bowen’s knot.
@didib Tank you very much!
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Is this an international recognized symbol for a tourist attraction? It is common (on road signs) in Denmark, but is it otherwise recognized?
UPDATE: I learn to some degree yes, traditionally a place of historic significance, but later also used for attractions in general.
@anderslund According to Wikipedia it originates as a Place of Interest sign in Finland in the 50ies and has spread to Scandinavia, Baltikum and Germany.
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Is this an international recognized symbol for a tourist attraction? It is common (on road signs) in Denmark, but is it otherwise recognized?
UPDATE: I learn to some degree yes, traditionally a place of historic significance, but later also used for attractions in general.
@anderslund I think Apple kind of blew up any chance that this would be recognized internationally as anything but the key on your apple keyboard
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Is this an international recognized symbol for a tourist attraction? It is common (on road signs) in Denmark, but is it otherwise recognized?
UPDATE: I learn to some degree yes, traditionally a place of historic significance, but later also used for attractions in general.
So, using the looped square as icon for "attraction" in the map. Not sponsored by apple, and it is better than a camera symbol, which is commonly used. To find a suitable svg, I had to search for "command" (at svgrepo.com), though.
Thank you for helping
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So, using the looped square as icon for "attraction" in the map. Not sponsored by apple, and it is better than a camera symbol, which is commonly used. To find a suitable svg, I had to search for "command" (at svgrepo.com), though.
Thank you for helping
@anderslund Or you can use the Unicode symbol ⌘
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@anderslund Or you can use the Unicode symbol ⌘
@PattaFeuFeu Thank you. I actually have used unicode symbols for a few things in my map style already. I didn't even know it existed
