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Cultural, political, and religious symbols in Unicode

Unicode is a big special code that helps devices understand lots of different letters, numbers, and symbols from all around the world. It's like a magical decoder ring that lets your computer or phone show you what everything means, no matter what language or writing system it's in.

'Cultural' symbols in Unicode are pictures that represent different cultural customs or traditions. For example, if you wanted to send a text or email about a trip to Japan, you could use a little picture of a sushi roll or a cherry blossom, since those are things that are important or special to Japanese culture.

'Political' symbols are pictures of things that relate to different governments or political beliefs. For example, you might use a picture of an American flag or the hammer and sickle symbol to represent communism.

'Religious' symbols are pictures that represent different religions or beliefs. For example, you might use a picture of a cross or a menorah to represent Christianity or Judaism.

All of these symbols are included in Unicode so that people from all over the world can communicate and understand each other better, even if they don't speak the same language or come from the same culture. It's like a big alphabet soup, but with pictures instead of letters!