● Theme Symbols

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A second, orthogonal taxonomy sits alongside the type symbolsI'm using single-character symbols, one per type as a quick visual cue: | type | symbol | example | | -------- | ------ | ------------------------ | | quote | > | on-writing-daily | | bookmark | ⚹ | eleventy-interlinker |…: themes, what a note is about rather than what it is. Optional per entry, defined in src/_data/categories.js, and rendered as a small clickable glyph next to a note's metadata line linking to a /category/<slug>/ archive.

Two symbol families:

• The twelve zodiac symbols (♈ through ♓) cover broad subject themes like philosophy, writing craft, or productivity
• The nine classical planetary symbols (☽ through ♇) cover technology subcategories like APIs, security, or infrastructure

A full table lives on the site's /legend/ page.

Each theme's color maps to a --nav-* custom property, reusing the same Gruvbox paletteGruvbox's rainbow accent set doubles as the symbol taxonomy's colour legend, see values for the entry that started this. One per entry type: red for quotes, yellow for bookmarks, green for notes, blue for diary entries, purple for snippets, and… as the type symbols rather than inventing a second one.

Only tag a theme if a note clearly fits. A note can carry zero, one, or several themes, and most entries here only bother with the ones that add real findability.