The Love Symbol
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The Love Symbol is the unpronounceable glyph that famously served as Prince’s stage name during the 1990s, combining elements of the male and female gender symbols into a single emblem.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Love Symbol #2 | 1 |
| The Love Symbol canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9425459 — 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: The Love Symbol Context triple: [Love Symbol, alsoKnownAs, The Love Symbol]
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A.
Statue of Love
The Statue of Love is a moving sculpture in Batumi, Georgia, depicting two lovers who slowly merge and separate, symbolizing an eternal, tragic romance.
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B.
L.O.V.E.
L.O.V.E. is a famous sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, depicting a giant hand with all fingers severed except the middle one, installed in Milan’s Piazza Affari.
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C.
L.O.V.E.
L.O.V.E. is a song that has served as the basis for at least one remix version titled "L.O.V.E. (Remix)."
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D.
La Croix d'Amour
La Croix d'Amour is a music release (likely an album or EP) that succeeds "If There Was a Way" in an artist's discography.
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E.
The Origin of Love
The Origin of Love is Mika’s third studio album, showcasing a more mature pop sound with electronic influences and introspective, love-centered lyrics.
- 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: The Love Symbol Target entity description: The Love Symbol is the unpronounceable glyph that famously served as Prince’s stage name during the 1990s, combining elements of the male and female gender symbols into a single emblem.
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A.
Statue of Love
The Statue of Love is a moving sculpture in Batumi, Georgia, depicting two lovers who slowly merge and separate, symbolizing an eternal, tragic romance.
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B.
L.O.V.E.
L.O.V.E. is a famous sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, depicting a giant hand with all fingers severed except the middle one, installed in Milan’s Piazza Affari.
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C.
L.O.V.E.
L.O.V.E. is a song that has served as the basis for at least one remix version titled "L.O.V.E. (Remix)."
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D.
La Croix d'Amour
La Croix d'Amour is a music release (likely an album or EP) that succeeds "If There Was a Way" in an artist's discography.
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E.
The Origin of Love
The Origin of Love is Mika’s third studio album, showcasing a more mature pop sound with electronic influences and introspective, love-centered lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
logographic symbol
ⓘ
monogram ⓘ musical persona ⓘ stage name ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Love Symbol #2
ⓘ
linked to:
The Love Symbol
Prince symbol ⓘ The Artist Formerly Known As Prince symbol ⓘ
linked to:
The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
|
| associatedWith |
Prince name change
ⓘ
Warner Bros. Records dispute ⓘ |
| basedOn |
female gender symbol
ⓘ
male gender symbol ⓘ |
| combines |
female gender symbol
ⓘ
male gender symbol ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Prince ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
Lizz Luce
ⓘ
Mitch Monson ⓘ Prince ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
androgyny
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artistic independence ⓘ contractual rebellion ⓘ gender fluidity ⓘ |
| designedFor | Prince ⓘ |
| designer |
Lizz Luce
ⓘ
Mitch Monson ⓘ |
| featuredOn |
Prince’s album covers
ⓘ
Prince’s custom guitars ⓘ Prince’s stage outfits ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
graphic design
ⓘ
popular music ⓘ |
| firstPublicUseContext | press release announcing Prince name change ⓘ |
| hasElement |
circle element
ⓘ
cross-like lower section ⓘ curved horn-like shape ⓘ |
| inspired | Unicode character U+F8FF in Private Use Area (Apple logo–like usage contextually, not official) ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1993 ⓘ |
| notablePeriodOfUse | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| notableWork | Love Symbol–shaped guitar ⓘ |
| represents | Prince ⓘ |
| unpronounceable | true ⓘ |
| usedAsStageNameBy | Prince ⓘ |
| usedAsStageNameFrom | 1993 ⓘ |
| usedAsStageNameUntil | 2000 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
album artwork
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guitar designs ⓘ merchandise ⓘ music videos ⓘ stage backdrops ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Love Symbol Description of subject: The Love Symbol is the unpronounceable glyph that famously served as Prince’s stage name during the 1990s, combining elements of the male and female gender symbols into a single emblem.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Love Symbol