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[[File:EditPreferences-GenealogicalSymbols-tab-default-52.png|center|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Genealogical Symbols" - initial Preferences tab (Gramps 5.2.x)]]
[[File:EditPreferences-GenealogicalSymbols-tab-default-60.png|center|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Genealogical Symbols" - initial Preferences tab (Gramps 6.0.x)]]
After clicking the {{man button|Try to find}} button in the {{Man menu|Edit ➡ Preferences ➡ Genealogical Symbols}} tab
The Relationship category view to the right shows the superseded English label method.
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[[File:Relationships-category-view-51default-60.png|right|450px|thumb|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Relationships Category view in Gramps version 56.10]]It was determined that these English labels did not encourage localization. An arbitrary set of symbols had been proposed that was deemed more universal than English terms and abbreviations.
This set of symbols has been [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_coding hard-coded], following a [Tamura Jones expounds on [https://www.tamurajones.net/GenealogySymbols.xhtml 30-year old recommendation for genealogical software]. However, these recommendations were based on the very limited options in early personal computers. The symbols used for birth & death are re-purposed from mathematical operators. This raises objections about ambiguity.
===Genealogy symbols preferences===
[[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Advanced_manipulation_of_settings|Advanced Manipulation of Settings]] - you can manually editing the <code>gramps.ini</code> configuration [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INI_file ini file] stored in the Gramps version sub-folder of the [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_User_Directory|user directory]].
However, this section store a negligible amount of information. Rather being Advanced manipulation, hacking this configuration file offers little value. The most common hack will be to delete the subsection entirely and allow Gramps to re-create it with default settings.
selected-font='Segoe UI Symbol'
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===Built-in Builtin date label options===
The Relationship category view to the right shows the symbolic (language agnostic) labeling method created for the 5.1 version of Gramps.
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== See also ==
* [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Genealogical_Symbols|Genealogical Symbols]] - Gramps feature user documentation
* [[GEPS 039: Genealogical symbols in gramps]]
* Feature request: {{bug|9098}} Gramps should be able to use genealogy symbols everywhere.