| Emblem of Iran نشان ملی ایران | |
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.svg) The red variant, used in the flag of Iran | |
| Armiger | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Adopted | 9 May 1980 |
| Shield | Name of Allah |
The national emblem of the Islamic Republic of Iran features four curves and a sword, surmounted by a shadda. The emblem was designed by Hamid Nadimi, and was officially approved by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the first Supreme Leader of Iran, on 9 May 1980.
The four curves, surmounted by the shadda, are a stylized representation of the word Allah. The five parts of the emblem also symbolize the Principles of the Religion. The shape of the emblem is chosen to resemble a tulip, in memory of the people who died for Iran: it is an ancient belief in Iran, dating back to mythology, that if a young soldier dies patriotically, a red tulip will grow on his grave. In recent years, it has been considered the symbol of martyrdom.
The logo is encoded in Unicode at code point U+262B ☫ FARSI SYMBOL in the Miscellaneous Symbols range.[1] In Unicode 1.0 this symbol was known as "SYMBOL OF IRAN".[2] However, the current name for the character was adopted as part of Unicode's merger with ISO/IEC 10646.[3][4]
It is also engraved in the center of the flag of Iran.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Symbols". p. 4. The Unicode Standard, Version 13.0. Unicode.org
- ^ "3.8 Block-by-block Charts" §Miscellaneous Dingbats p. 325 (155 electronically). The Unicode Standard Version 1.0. Unicode.org
- ^ "UTN #27: Known anomalies in Unicode Character Names". Unicode.org. 2006-05-08. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ "Every character has a story #5 (U+262b FARSI SYMBOL)" . Sorting it all Out. Michael S. Kaplan. 2005-01-19.