Prince symbol
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The Prince symbol is the unpronounceable glyph that the musician Prince adopted as his name in the 1990s, combining elements of the male and female gender signs into a unique emblem.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince symbol canonical | 1 |
| The Artist Formerly Known as Prince symbol | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9425462 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prince symbol Context triple: [Love Symbol, alsoKnownAs, Prince symbol]
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A.
Royal Crown
Royal Crown is the original full name of the RC Cola soft drink brand, a historic American cola introduced in the early 20th century as a competitor to Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
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B.
Royal Crown
The Royal Crown is a traditional symbol of monarchy and sovereign authority, often used in heraldry to represent the reigning monarch’s power and legitimacy.
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C.
Prinze
Prinze is the surname of American actor Freddie Prinze Jr., associated with a family of entertainers in film and television.
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D.
Sceptre with the Dove
The Sceptre with the Dove is a ceremonial rod of the British Crown Jewels symbolizing the monarch’s spiritual authority and role as head of the Church of England.
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E.
St George
St George is a Christian martyr and legendary dragon-slaying warrior venerated as a patron saint of England and chivalry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prince symbol Target entity description: The Prince symbol is the unpronounceable glyph that the musician Prince adopted as his name in the 1990s, combining elements of the male and female gender signs into a unique emblem.
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A.
Royal Crown
Royal Crown is the original full name of the RC Cola soft drink brand, a historic American cola introduced in the early 20th century as a competitor to Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
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B.
Royal Crown
The Royal Crown is a traditional symbol of monarchy and sovereign authority, often used in heraldry to represent the reigning monarch’s power and legitimacy.
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C.
Prinze
Prinze is the surname of American actor Freddie Prinze Jr., associated with a family of entertainers in film and television.
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D.
Sceptre with the Dove
The Sceptre with the Dove is a ceremonial rod of the British Crown Jewels symbolizing the monarch’s spiritual authority and role as head of the Church of England.
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E.
St George
St George is a Christian martyr and legendary dragon-slaying warrior venerated as a patron saint of England and chivalry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
logogram
ⓘ
personal emblem ⓘ stage name ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Love Symbol
NERFINISHED
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The Artist Formerly Known As Prince symbol NERFINISHED ⓘ unpronounceable symbol ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Love Symbol Album
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince Rogers Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ The Artist Formerly Known As Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Bros. Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | widely discussed in popular culture in the 1990s ⓘ |
| describedAs |
combination of male and female gender signs
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unpronounceable glyph ⓘ |
| designedFor | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor |
gold
ⓘ
purple ⓘ |
| hasElement |
crossbar
ⓘ
curved horn-like flourish ⓘ female gender symbol ⓘ male gender symbol ⓘ scroll-like tail ⓘ |
| hasLegalContext | used to circumvent contractual name restrictions ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeStatus | not encoded as a standard Unicode character ⓘ |
| imageAvailable | yes ⓘ |
| inspired | discussion about identity and branding in music industry ⓘ |
| introducedDuring | contract dispute with Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1993 ⓘ |
| mediaType | graphic symbol ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Prince’s 1990s career
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being unpronounceable ⓘ representing a contractual protest ⓘ |
| represents |
Prince’s identity
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artistic freedom ⓘ rejection of conventional naming ⓘ |
| usedAs |
album title symbol
ⓘ
logo ⓘ stage name of Prince ⓘ |
| usedIn |
album artwork
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merchandise ⓘ music videos ⓘ promotional materials ⓘ stage design ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right placement ⓘ |
| writingSystem | symbolic glyph ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prince symbol Description of subject: The Prince symbol is the unpronounceable glyph that the musician Prince adopted as his name in the 1990s, combining elements of the male and female gender signs into a unique emblem.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Artist Formerly Known as Prince symbol