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 | Potash (alchemy) A symbol used in alchemy to represent potash. |
 | Potash (alternative) A symbol used in alchemy to represent potash. |
 | Precipitation (alchemy) Resembling an upside-down version of the astrological symbol for Libra, this alchemical sign represents precipitation. |
 | Transform into liquid (alchemy) Bearing some resemblance to the astrological sign for Scorpio, in alchemy this symbol indicates that something is transformed into a liquid. |
 | Transform into liquid (alternate) Bearing some resemblance to the astrological sign for Aquarius (which it functions as a version of), in alchemy this symbol indicates that something is transformed into a liquid. |
 | Chance of food Although this symbol has several meanings, in the British system of hobo signs it indicates that the people here sometimes hand out food. |
 | We have already been here In the French system of Hobo signs, these three lines indicate that this areas has already been visited. For the American meaning of this same symbol, see 'Not safe'. |
 | A place to sleep This symbol possesses a number of different connotations (most notably as the "equals" concept in mathematics), but in the British system of hobo signs it indicates that here you can find a place to … |
 | Policeman lives here A symbol indicating danger. Hobos in the United States, as well as Sweden and Great Britain, place this mark outside the home of a police officer (or as an indicator that the residents have a tendenc… |
 | Electrum (alternate) or tin (alternate #1) This unusual alchemical symbol can be used to represent both tin and electrum. |
 | Limestone (alchemy) A symbol used in alchemy to represent limestone. |
 | Judge In the United States system of hobo signs, this symbol indicates that a judge lives here. |
 | Bottle An alchemical symbol indicating a flask or a bottle. |
 | Fool's gold (alchemy) Fool's gold, or iron pyrite, is represented in alchemy by this symbol. |
 | Fool's gold (alternate) Fool's gold, or iron pyrite, is represented in alchemy by this symbol. |
 | Potassium hydrogen tartrate (alchemy) A symbol used in alchemy to denote potassium hydrogen tartrate. |
 | Hydrochloric acid (alchemy) The alchemical symbol for hydrochloric acid. |
 | Rubber (alchemy) A symbol used in alchemy to indicate rubber or resin. |
 | Rubber (alternate #1) A symbol used in 18th century chemistry to indicate rubber. |
 | Rubber (alternate #2) A symbol used in 18th century chemistry to represent rubber. |
 | Phosphorus (alternate #1) An eighteenth century chemical symbol for phosphorus. |
 | Rock salt (alchemy) A symbol used in alchemy to designate rock salt. |
 | Defense In the United States system of hobo signs, this symbol means that you should be ready to defend yourself. |
 | Rock salt (alternate) A symbol used in alchemy to designate rock salt. |
 | Cinnabar (alternate #1) A symbol used to designate cinnabar, a bright red mineral with a rather toxic physical nature, in the 18th century text of Diderot's Encyclopedia. |
