Symbols in the tarot

Pamela Colman Smith drew a visual vocabulary that repeats across the deck. A rose on one card speaks to a rose on another. Each entry below explains a symbol and gathers every card where it appears.

Angels and wings 8 cards Armour 9 cards Banners and flags 4 cards Birds 7 cards Blindfold 2 cards Boats and ships 5 cards Bridge 2 cards Bull 3 cards Butterflies 3 cards Chains 2 cards Children 8 cards Cliff edge 2 cards Clouds 18 cards Crescent and full moon 6 cards Crosses 9 cards Crowns 18 cards Cube and stone 7 cards Cups and chalices 16 cards Dog 3 cards Eagle 2 cards Feather and plume 6 cards Fish 3 cards Gardens and flowers 15 cards Globe and orb 4 cards Grapes and vines 5 cards Halo 2 cards Hand from a cloud 5 cards Heart 2 cards Hebrew letters and inscriptions 6 cards Horse 7 cards Houses and cities 16 cards Laurel wreath 4 cards Lemniscate (infinity sign) 4 cards Lion 6 cards Mountains 22 cards Path and road 4 cards Pentagram 16 cards Pillars 3 cards Ploughed field 2 cards Pomegranates 2 cards Pyramids 2 cards Red roses 7 cards Robes and colours 51 cards Salamanders 3 cards Scales 2 cards Scrolls and books 3 cards Serpent 4 cards Shields and coats of arms 4 cards Skull 2 cards Sphinx 2 cards Staff and wand 26 cards Stars 3 cards Sunflowers 2 cards Swords 17 cards The four living creatures 2 cards The sun 6 cards Thrones 11 cards Tools of a craft 3 cards Torch and flame 5 cards Towers and castles 16 cards Trees 19 cards Veil and tapestry 4 cards Venus symbol 2 cards Water, rivers and pools 27 cards White lilies 3 cards White rose 2 cards Yellow sky 14 cards