Use of Unicode Symbol 26A0

[Philippe Verdy]

Warning, danger, caution, risk, hazard... All these things are related. The
personal injury is just a particular case for this broad meaning which is
to ask people to be careful before going forward, and read the notice.

The symbol is also used as a street sign, or various dangers on roads, when
there's no other specific sign, or for temporary signs (e.g. to signal a
nearby accident.

In almost all case, it does not come alone, there's a label or sentence
explaining the kind of danger or risk to which one could be exposed (risks
are not necessarly on health or death, they may be virtual. It is commonly
used in softwares in warning prompt dialogs that signal a problem for which
something should be investigated, or before continuing with an action
destroying data in an unrecoverable way (or only in a way that offers no
warranty of success or reliability).

The name of the symbol is descriptive enough "WARNING SIGN". Adding extra
info would incorrectly limit its broad usage.


2014-06-03 16:25 GMT+02:00 Papendick, Michelle <mpapendick at vermeer.com>:

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> Just wondering if Unicode provides for or anyone know of documentation for
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> Noticed that is it used in many applications as a general warning or error
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> appears to be a conflict of meaning.
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> Any information around standard usage of the symbol in software
> applications is appreciated.
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> Thank you!
> Michelle
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