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The looped square (⌘) is a symbol consisting of a square with outward pointing loops at its corners. It is referred to by this name, for example, in works regarding the Mississippian culture.〔 It is also known as the place of interest sign〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Miscellaneous Technical - Range: 2300-23FF )〕 when used on information signs, a practice which started in Nordic countries in the late 1960s. Also, the symbol is known as Saint John's Arms or Saint Hannes cross (related to Swedish ''sankthanskors'', Danish ''johanneskors'', and Finnish ''hannunvaakuna''), as Gorgon loop, and as command key symbol due to its use on the command key on Apple computer keyboards. It is an ancient symbol used by several cultures, but remains in common use today. It belongs to a class of symbols which are called ''valknute'' in Norway.〔Municipal arms for Lødingen, blazoned in the Norwegian Royal Decree of 11 May 1984, quoted in Hans Cappelen og Knut Johannessen: ''Norske kommunevåpen'', Oslo 1987, page 197. The term is also used in Anders Bjønnes: ''Segltegninger fra hyllingene i Norge 1591 og 1610'', Oslo 2010, pages 64–65.〕 == Ancient use == The symbol appears on a number of old objects in Northern Europe. It features prominently on an image stone from Hablingbo, Gotland, Sweden, that was created between 400 and 600 AD. It is also similar to a traditional heraldic emblem called a Bowen knot. In Finland, the symbol was painted or carved on houses and barns, and domestic utensils such as tableware, to protect them and their owners from evil spirits and bad luck. The oldest surviving example is a pair of 1000-year-old (Finnish pre-Christian period) wooden skis decorated with the symbol. The looped square also appears on artifacts of the Mississippian culture of the southeastern United States. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Looped square」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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