The following is a gallery of images of the set of Gallifreyan symbols first seen in Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"]. Where in-universe meanings have not been given, the symbols are named according to the original concept art by Jenny Bowers.
General images[[edit] | [edit source]]
Bowers concept art, with labels
Bowers concept art of symbols referred to here as "Clockwork symbol", "Gallifreyan Solar System", and "Universal Roaming background"
![Adaptation of concept art into a page of A Journal of Impossible Things [+]Loading...["A Journal of Impossible Things (reference book)"].](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/c/cd/A_Journal_of_Impossible_Things_Gallifreyan_page.jpg/175px-A_Journal_of_Impossible_Things_Gallifreyan_page.jpg)
Adaptation of concept art into a page of A Journal of Impossible Things [+]Loading...["A Journal of Impossible Things (reference book)"].
![The journal page appearing in Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"].](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/c/c6/Gallifreyan_in_Journal_Human_Nature.jpg/250px-Gallifreyan_in_Journal_Human_Nature.jpg)
The journal page appearing in Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"].
![Adaptation of concept art into a page of A Journal of Impossible Things [+]Loading...["A Journal of Impossible Things (reference book)"].](/wiki/File:A_Journal_of_Impossible_Things_Gallifreyan_page.jpg)
![The journal page appearing in Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"].](/wiki/File:Gallifreyan_in_Journal_Human_Nature.jpg)
Thrust[[edit] | [edit source]]
![Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"]](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/8/83/Vector_tracker.jpg/164px-Vector_tracker.jpg)
Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"]
![In lower left circle of TARDIS scanner. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/7/73/TARDIS_scanner_Runaway_Bride.jpg/177px-TARDIS_scanner_Runaway_Bride.jpg)
In lower left circle of TARDIS scanner. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])
![Same position as earlier. (TV: The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/0/0f/TARDIS_scanner_crashing_The_End_of_Time_2.jpg/184px-TARDIS_scanner_crashing_The_End_of_Time_2.jpg)
Same position as earlier. (TV: The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"])
![Same position as earlier. (TV: The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/f/f9/TARDIS_scanner_crashing_The_End_of_Time_3.jpg/199px-TARDIS_scanner_crashing_The_End_of_Time_3.jpg)
Same position as earlier. (TV: The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"])
![Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"]](/wiki/File:Vector_tracker.jpg){kind=tracking}
![In lower left circle of TARDIS scanner. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:TARDIS_scanner_Runaway_Bride.jpg)
![Same position as earlier. (TV: The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:TARDIS_scanner_crashing_The_End_of_Time_2.jpg)
![Same position as earlier. (TV: The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:TARDIS_scanner_crashing_The_End_of_Time_3.jpg)
![Same position as earlier. (TV: Hell Bent [+]Loading...["Hell Bent (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:TARDIS_scanner_old_Hell_Bent.jpg)
Decelerate[[edit] | [edit source]]
![Middle left symbol on side of lever. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/4/44/TARDIS_lever_Runaway_Bride.jpg/201px-TARDIS_lever_Runaway_Bride.jpg)
Middle left symbol on side of lever. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])
![Middle left symbol on side of lever. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:TARDIS_lever_Runaway_Bride.jpg)
Warp[[edit] | [edit source]]
Symbol as background on Doctor Who website.
![Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"]](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/3/39/As_seen_in_%22Attack_of_the_Graske%22.webp/150px-As_seen_in_%22Attack_of_the_Graske%22.webp.png)
Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"]
![Upper left on TARDIS keyboard. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/a/af/TARDIS_keyboard_Runaway_Bride.jpg/242px-TARDIS_keyboard_Runaway_Bride.jpg)
Upper left on TARDIS keyboard. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])
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Far right on side of lever. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])
![Lower left circle of TARDIS scanner. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/b/b6/TARDIS_scanner_Human_Nature_dormant.jpg/197px-TARDIS_scanner_Human_Nature_dormant.jpg)
Lower left circle of TARDIS scanner. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])
![Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"]](/wiki/File:As_seen_in_%22Attack_of_the_Graske%22.webp)
![Upper left on TARDIS keyboard. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:TARDIS_keyboard_Runaway_Bride.jpg)
![Lower left circle of TARDIS scanner. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:TARDIS_scanner_Human_Nature_dormant.jpg)
Balance[[edit] | [edit source]]
![On right sticky note. (TV: The Unquiet Dead [+]Loading...["The Unquiet Dead (TV story)"]](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/9/9d/TARDIS_sticky_notes_The_Unquiet_Dead.jpg/180px-TARDIS_sticky_notes_The_Unquiet_Dead.jpg)
On right sticky note. (TV: The Unquiet Dead [+]Loading...["The Unquiet Dead (TV story)"]
![On middle sticky note. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/c/cb/Human_Nature_TARDIS_scanner.jpg/170px-Human_Nature_TARDIS_scanner.jpg)
On middle sticky note. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])
![Close-up. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/5/50/Balance_sticky_note_Human_Nature.jpg/220px-Balance_sticky_note_Human_Nature.jpg)
Close-up. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])
![On right sticky note. (TV: The Unquiet Dead [+]Loading...["The Unquiet Dead (TV story)"]](/wiki/File:TARDIS_sticky_notes_The_Unquiet_Dead.jpg)
![On middle sticky note. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:Human_Nature_TARDIS_scanner.jpg)
![Close-up. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:Balance_sticky_note_Human_Nature.jpg)
Distress signal symbol[[edit] | [edit source]]
![Bowers' "System Shut Down" symbol used as a distress warning in 42 [+]Loading...["42 (TV story)"].](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/e/e5/TARDIS_scanner_42.jpg/203px-TARDIS_scanner_42.jpg)
Bowers' "System Shut Down" symbol used as a distress warning in 42 [+]Loading...["42 (TV story)"].
![Bowers' "System Shut Down" symbol used as a distress warning in 42 [+]Loading...["42 (TV story)"].](/wiki/File:TARDIS_scanner_42.jpg)
Standby/Neutral/Home[[edit] | [edit source]]
![On TARDIS crank. (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/f/ff/Home_crank_The_End_of_the_World.jpg/236px-Home_crank_The_End_of_the_World.jpg)
On TARDIS crank. (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])
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On left sticky note. (TV: The Unquiet Dead [+]Loading...["The Unquiet Dead (TV story)"])
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On left sticky note. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])
![Close-up. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/0/0a/StandbyNeutralHome_sticky_note_Human_Nature.jpg/192px-StandbyNeutralHome_sticky_note_Human_Nature.jpg)
Close-up. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])
![On TARDIS crank. (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:Home_crank_The_End_of_the_World.jpg)
![Close-up. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:StandbyNeutralHome_sticky_note_Human_Nature.jpg)
Journey/Course[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Middle right symbol. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])
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Upper right circle. (TV: The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"])
Galaxy/Destination[[edit] | [edit source]]
![Left symbol (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/9/9a/TARDIS_ball_surface_The_End_of_the_World.jpg/245px-TARDIS_ball_surface_The_End_of_the_World.jpg)
Left symbol (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])
![Close-up (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/5/5d/GalaxyDestination_The_End_of_the_World.jpg/206px-GalaxyDestination_The_End_of_the_World.jpg)
Close-up (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])
![Upper left. (TV: The Unquiet Dead [+]Loading...["The Unquiet Dead (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/9/9f/TARDIS_scanner_The_Unquiet_Dead.jpg/168px-TARDIS_scanner_The_Unquiet_Dead.jpg)
Upper left. (TV: The Unquiet Dead [+]Loading...["The Unquiet Dead (TV story)"])
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Same as previous. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])
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Same as previous. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])
![Left symbol (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:TARDIS_ball_surface_The_End_of_the_World.jpg)
![Close-up (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:GalaxyDestination_The_End_of_the_World.jpg)
![Upper left. (TV: The Unquiet Dead [+]Loading...["The Unquiet Dead (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:TARDIS_scanner_The_Unquiet_Dead.jpg)
Gallifreyan solar system[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Middle sticky note. (TV: The Unquiet Dead [+]Loading...["The Unquiet Dead (TV story)"])
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Upper sticky note. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])
![On the Doctor's fobwatch. (TV: The Family of Blood [+]Loading...["The Family of Blood (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/d/df/Fobwatch1.jpg/219px-Fobwatch1.jpg)
On the Doctor's fobwatch. (TV: The Family of Blood [+]Loading...["The Family of Blood (TV story)"])
![On the Doctor's fobwatch. (TV: The Family of Blood [+]Loading...["The Family of Blood (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:Fobwatch1.jpg)
![On the Master's fobwatch. (TV: Utopia [+]Loading...["Utopia (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:Yana%27s_fob_watch.jpg)
Universal Roaming background[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Right symbol. (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])
![Close-up. (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/9/94/Universal_Roaming_The_End_of_the_World.jpg/171px-Universal_Roaming_The_End_of_the_World.jpg)
Close-up. (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])
![Close-up. (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:Universal_Roaming_The_End_of_the_World.jpg)
![As the background behind the text and symbol. (TV: 42 [+]Loading...["42 (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:Universal_Roaming.jpg)
Clockwork symbol[[edit] | [edit source]]
![As a clock counting down at 30. (GAME: Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/1/1d/AotG_30_Seconds.jpg/164px-AotG_30_Seconds.jpg)
As a clock counting down at 30. (GAME: Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"])
![As a clock counting down at 25. (GAME: Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/3/38/AotG_25_Seconds.jpg/164px-AotG_25_Seconds.jpg)
As a clock counting down at 25. (GAME: Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"])
![Countdown reaches 0. (GAME: Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/e/ec/AotG_00_Seconds.jpg/164px-AotG_00_Seconds.jpg)
Countdown reaches 0. (GAME: Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"])
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Far left symbol on side of lever. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])
![As a clock counting down at 30. (GAME: Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"])](/wiki/File:AotG_30_Seconds.jpg)
![As a clock counting down at 25. (GAME: Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"])](/wiki/File:AotG_25_Seconds.jpg)
![Countdown reaches 0. (GAME: Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"])](/wiki/File:AotG_00_Seconds.jpg)
Numerical system[[edit] | [edit source]]
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(TV: The Unquiet Dead [+]Loading...["The Unquiet Dead (TV story)"])
Doctor Who website background art with the numerical symbols in it.
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(TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])
![(TV: The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"])](/w/images/Tardis_Images/thumb/d/da/TARDIS_scanner_crashing_The_End_of_Time_1.jpg/174px-TARDIS_scanner_crashing_The_End_of_Time_1.jpg)
(TV: The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"])
![(TV: The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"])](/wiki/File:TARDIS_scanner_crashing_The_End_of_Time_1.jpg)