Numbers and symbols

Several numbers and symbols are used on Magic cards.
==Numbers==
Number 	Description 	Notes
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on.‎ 	Numerals 	The only numbers the game uses are integers.
I, II, III, IV, V, and so on.‎	Roman Numerals	Sometimes numerals are represented by Roman numerals, e.g. Chapter numbers on Sagas.
X 	The letter X 	A placeholder for a number that needs to be determined.
Y 	The letter Y 	A second placeholder only used in rare circumstances where X is already being used for a different number.
* 	A star 	A placeholder for a variable number, sometimes used for power and toughness (*/*).
==Symbols==
Symbol 	Description 	Notes
and so on.	Expansion symbols 	The symbol indicates to which set the card belongs.
 	Colored mana symbols 	Colored mana in costs can be paid only with the appropriate color of mana.As part of a mana ability the symbols show which color of mana is added to your mana pool.
 	Colorless mana symbol 	Colorless mana in costs can only be paid with colorless mana.As part of a mana ability it shows that colorless mana is added to your mana pool. Cards printed between Onslaught and Oath of the Gatewatch used the generic mana symbols instead, and cards printed before Onslaught wrote out the words "colorless mana".
 	Zero mana symbol 	Placeholder for a cost that can be paid with no resources.
and so on.	Generic mana symbols 	Generic mana in costs can be paid with any type of mana.
 	Generic mana symbol 	Has appeared exclusively on for-fun cards and has no black-border rules support. Appeared in silver border on (wherein it's treated like ) and on the Mystery Booster card which provided its own rules ( can be paid with mana from a source that can produce two or more colors of mana). Note that playtest cards are not real cards and set no rules precedent.
 	Hybrid mana symbols 	A cost that can be paid in one of two ways, as represented by the two halves of the symbol.
 	Monocolored hybrid mana symbols 	A cost that can be paid with either one colored mana or one colorless mana.
 	A cost that can be paid with either one colored mana or two mana of any type.	
 	Phyrexian mana symbols 	A cost that can be paid either with one mana of its color or by paying 2 life. The last symbol is used in rules text for any of the five Phyrexian mana symbols.
 	Colorless Phyrexian mana symbol 	A cost that can be paid either with one colorless mana or by paying 2 life.This symbol is an unofficial placeholder for the test card .
 	Phyrexian hybrid symbol 	A cost that can be paid with a mana of either of its colors, or by paying 2 life.
 	Snow mana symbol 	Generic mana that can be paid with one mana of any type produced by a snow permanent.
 	Legendary mana symbol 	Generic mana that can be paid with one mana of any type produced by a Legendary source.
 	Pawprint symbol 	A symbol found exclusively on modal spells which denote the value of different modes you can choose from. Spells with pawprints allow up to choose up to N pawprints worth of modes, and you may choose the same mode more than once.
 	Land drop symbol 	A symbol found exclusively on the Mystery Booster 2 test card . Used to indicate a cost of one land drop.
 	Tap symbol 	An activation cost that means "tap this permanent".
 	Untap symbol 	An activation cost that means "untap this permanent".
 	Loyalty symbol 	The number within that symbol denotes how many loyalty counters a planeswalker enters the battlefield with.
 	Loyalty ability symbols 	A loyalty ability is an activated ability with a cost of modifying the loyalty counter on a planeswalker card.An arrow up with a positive number means to add that many counters. An arrow down with a negative number means to remove that many counters. The shape without arrow and a zero in it means to perform no modifications.An ability with a negative loyalty cost can't be activated unless the permanent has at least that many loyalty counters on it.
 	Defense symbol 	The number within that symbol denotes how many defense counters a battle enters the battlefield with.
, , , , , 	Chapter symbol 	The chapter symbol denotes on which chapter a Saga currently is.
, 	Level symbols 	Both symbols check the number of level counters on a creature.As long as the creature has an amount of counter within the indicated range, it has a certain power and toughness as well as abilities.
 	Plus icon 	Indicates a card with mandatory additional costs.
 	Tombstone icon 	Indicates a card with abilities that are relevant in a player's graveyard.
 	Scroll icon 	Indicates a Lesson card that can be fetched from outside the game.
 	Future Sight card type symbols 	Due to the special frame used in Future Sight every card type received a symbol.The symbols represent the following from left to right: instant, sorcery, creature, enchantment, land, artifact, and multitype.
 	Planeswalker symbol 	Symbolizes planeswalker cards and is also used to planeswalk in the Planechase format.
 	Chaos symbol 	Exclusively used in the Planechase format.
 	Transforming DFC symbols 	The upward pointing triangle indicates the front face of a transforming double-faced card, the downward facing triangle indicates the back face (transformed side).
 	Modal DFC symbols 	The one triangle indicates the front face of a modal double-faced card, the two triangles indicates the back face. You can choose either one of them to play.
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 ,	Previous transforming DFC symbols 	In Innistrad block, Shadows over Innistrad, Innistrad: Midnight Hunt and Innistrad: Crimson Vow the sun indicates the front face of a transforming double-faced card, the moon indicates the back face.In Magic Origins a rising sun is the front side, and the planeswalker symbol denotes the transformed side.In Eldritch Moon the full moon is the front side, and Emrakul denotes the transformed side. Meld cards also utilized these transformation symbols.In Ixalan a compass rose is on the front and the land to discover on the back.In Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty the front side saga has a closed fan symbol and the enchantment creature on the back has an open fan symbol.
 	Meld symbol 	The two fusing triangles represents the two meld cards coming together to form the new card. Only the front face of meld cards have this symbol.
 	Previous meld symbols 	In Eldritch Moon the full moon is the front side, and Emrakul denotes the melded side.
 	Specialize symbols 	The triangle indicates the front face of a specialize card, the five-branching arrow indicates the back face. You can choose which of the five back faces to specialize into.
 	Energy symbol 	The refined aether that is the primary power source for most of Avishkar. Used on cards to represent the production and cost of an energy counter.
 	Acorn symbol 	Acorn counters work akin to energy counters, with the obvious flavor difference that Squirrels hord acorns in their stash. The symbol is only used at the card <c>Acornelia, Fashionable Filcher</c>.
, 	Ticket symbol 	Tickets are a resource similar to Energy. Used on cards to represent the cost to play attractions at Myra the Magnificent's Intergalactic Astrotorium of Fun.
 	Color indicator 	Some cards have a color indicator to the left of their type. The color of the symbol defines the card's color or colors.
, 	Power and toughness symbols 	Only used in the Portal sets.
==Rules==
==Fractions==
Exclusive to Acorn cards, fractions are used very rarely in Magic.
Number	Description	Notes
½ 	Numerals 	Fractions are only used in Acorn games for power and/or toughness.
Symbol	Description 	Notes
 	Fractional colored mana symbols	Fractional mana costs can be paid only with the appropriate color of mana.As part of a mana ability the symbols show which color of mana is added to your mana pool.
 	Fractional generic mana symbol 	Fractional generic mana in costs can be paid with any type of mana, fractional or whole.
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