[ PICTOGRAM CASE HISTORY ]
Material Symbols Battery 2 Bar Icon (Outlined). Usable with support.
Visible referent: battery 2 numeric bar. Intended message: The icon must communicate Battery 2 Bar in a digital interface.. The report separates observed asset evidence, submitted context, and public evidence signals.
0.68
PCS
0.38
CLL
0.48
NTR
[ FEATURED PICTOGRAM ]
pictoclarity / material-symbols-battery-2-bar-outlined
Output - Material Symbols Battery 2 Bar Icon (Outlined)
Assessing the communicative effectiveness of the Battery 2 Bar icon
This reviewed catalog report estimates clarity for Battery 2 Bar in default interface contexts. Scores are screening estimates and do not replace user testing.
0.68
PCS
PictoClarity Score
0.38
CLL
Convention Learning Load
0.48
NTR
Neurocognitive Transfer Risk
[ HOW THE CASE READS ]
From Input To Public Evidence.
The application stores structured evidence. The public page turns it into a readable pictogram case history.
01
Submitted Context
Framework output for the Material Symbols Battery 2 Bar icon in the outlined style.
02
Primary Finding
Primary referent: battery 2 numeric bar.
03
Metric Reading
Implied function: The icon must communicate Battery 2 Bar in a digital interface..
04
Public Recommendation
Conduct representative user testing across diverse user groups to validate semantic transparency and functional clarity before widespread deployment.
[ EVIDENCE SCREENING ]
What The Estimate Surfaces.
Semantic Transparency Score
Input
Expected
Estimated
0.65
Confusion Risk Index
Input
Possible
Estimated
0.49
Readability Test Score
Input
Visual
Estimated
0.75
PictoClarity Score
Input
Estimated
Estimated
0.68
Usable with support 0.68
The pictogram works, but labels or testing remain important. The estimate applies to this pictogram, this meaning, and this public context.
Last Reviewed
Jun 24, 2026
[ SCORE SCALE ]
The Public Verdict Has A Range.
The level explains the estimated context. It is not a certification.
0.80-1.00
Strong clarity
The pictogram communicates well in this context.
Use it, then keep testing with real users.
0.65-0.79
Usable with support
Current report
The pictogram works with labels or context.
Pair it with text and monitor interpretation.
0.50-0.64
Needs intervention
The pictogram carries meaningful clarity risk.
Improve the symbol before relying on it.
0.00-0.49
Not reliable
The pictogram does not communicate enough alone.
Replace it or add strong alternative support.
[ CONVERGENCE PROFILE ]
Where Meaning Converges.
The profile compares visual evidence, semantic extraction, cultural recognition, time, and cognitive context. It describes estimated convergence, not universal validity.
Convergent meaning profile
The radar shows where meaning converges. It does not certify universal validity.
Area
0.39
Balance
0.86
Perceptual
0.75
Semantic
0.65
Functional
0.67
Cultural
0.54
Temporal
0.61
Neurocognitive
0.59
Context Independence
0.67
Collective Resonance
0.53
Weakest Axis
Collective Resonance
How strongly public evidence supports shared recognition and persistence.
Strongest Axis
Perceptual Convergence
How strongly visual form survives size, blur, contrast, and detail loss.
| Axis | Score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceptual Convergence | 0.75 | How strongly visual form survives size, blur, contrast, and detail loss. |
| Semantic Convergence | 0.65 | How strongly extracted meaning converges on one interpretation. |
| Functional Convergence | 0.67 | How strongly the symbol maps to the intended function. |
| Cultural Convergence | 0.54 | How strongly recognition holds across cultural evidence and assumptions. |
| Temporal Convergence | 0.61 | How strongly meaning persists over time without semantic decay. |
| Neurocognitive Convergence | 0.59 | How strongly the symbol follows AAC pictogram reading: transparent referent, concrete action, low convention load, and support. |
| Context Independence | 0.67 | How strongly meaning survives without external labels or placement cues. |
| Collective Resonance | 0.53 | How strongly public evidence supports shared recognition and persistence. |
Evidence Notes.
8 Findings Published
Evidence
Primary referent: battery 2 numeric bar.
Evidence
Implied function: The icon must communicate Battery 2 Bar in a digital interface..
Evidence
Metaphor type: functional.
Evidence
The icon effectively represents a battery with two bars, communicating a battery charge level of approximately 30% in digital interfaces, consistent with its intended functional meaning.
Evidence
Visual metrics indicate strong perceptual clarity and robustness, with high scores in visual complexity, cohesion, and resilience to size and blur effects, supporting good visual recognition.
Evidence
Semantic convergence is moderate (0.65), indicating the meaning is generally clear but may require some learned convention, as reflected in a convention learning load score of 0.38.
Evidence
Cultural evidence shows moderate recognition and association with the intended meaning, but cultural saturation and evidence reliability scores are middling, suggesting some variability in user familiarity across contexts.
Evidence
Temporal convergence (0.61) and semantic obsolescence score (0.24) indicate the symbol's meaning persists over time with limited decay, but some risk of meaning loss exists.
[ TRANSFER / METRIC CHART ]
Public evidence trend
The chart shows public evidence buckets by evidence year. Cohort breakpoints appear only when an aging referent is active.
Public evidence trend
Evidence year: 2026
Evaluation
Reference point.
X axis: Evidence year
| Evidence year | Semantic Transparency | Cultural Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.75 | 0.74 |
| 1997 | 0.75 | 0.74 |
| 1998 | 0.76 | 0.74 |
| 1999 | 0.75 | 0.74 |
| 2000 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| 2001 | 0.76 | 0.74 |
| 2002 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| 2003 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| 2004 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| 2005 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| 2006 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| 2007 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| 2008 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| 2009 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2010 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2011 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2012 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2013 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2014 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2015 | 0.78 | 0.75 |
| 2016 | 0.77 | 0.76 |
| 2017 | 0.77 | 0.76 |
| 2018 | 0.78 | 0.76 |
| 2019 | 0.78 | 0.76 |
| 2020 | 0.77 | 0.75 |
| 2021 | 0.78 | 0.76 |
| 2022 | 0.78 | 0.75 |
| 2023 | 0.62 | 0.60 |
| 2024 | 0.62 | 0.60 |
| 2025 | 0.63 | 0.61 |
| 2026 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
asset source
Material Symbols battery_2_bar SVG
Material Symbols by Google
Unofficial clarity analysis. PictoClarity is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google. Material Symbols are provided by Google under their published license.
Open sourcepublic evidence
Iconicity as a General Property of Language: Evidence from Spoken and Signed Languages
OpenAlex / 2010-2010
Evidence query: battery icon comprehension.
Open sourcepublic evidence
Iconicity affects children’s comprehension of complex sentences: The role of semantics, clause order, input and individual differences
OpenAlex / 2017-2017
Evidence query: battery icon comprehension.
Open sourcepublic evidence
Test–retest reliability of evoked BOLD signals from a cognitive–emotive fMRI test battery
OpenAlex / 2012-2012
Evidence query: battery icon comprehension.
Open sourcepublic evidence
Action recognition by learning mid-level motion features
OpenAlex / 2008-2008
Evidence query: battery level recognition.
Open sourcepublic evidence
A systematic model-based degradation behavior recognition and health monitoring method for lithium-ion batteries
OpenAlex / 2017-2017
Evidence query: battery level recognition.
Open sourcepublic evidence
Data-driven health estimation and lifetime prediction of lithium-ion batteries: A review
OpenAlex / 2019-2019
Evidence query: battery level recognition.
Open sourcepublic evidence
Front-of-pack (FOP) labelling systems to improve the quality of nutrition information to prevent obesity: NutrInform Battery vs Nutri-Score
OpenAlex / 2021-2021
Evidence query: battery charge indicator pictogram meaning.
Open sourcehistorical evidence
Google Books Ngram annual buckets: battery
Google Books Ngram / 1996-2026
Annual extraction returned 20418346 records across 27 active years.
Open sourcehistorical evidence
OpenAlex annual buckets: battery icon comprehension
OpenAlex / 1996-2026
Annual extraction returned 2811 records across 31 active years.
Open sourcehistorical evidence
Google Books Ngram annual buckets: battery level
Google Books Ngram / 1996-2026
Annual extraction returned 16110140 records across 27 active years.
Open sourcehistorical evidence
OpenAlex annual buckets: battery level recognition
OpenAlex / 1996-2026
Annual extraction returned 182921 records across 31 active years.
Open sourcehistorical evidence
Google Books Ngram annual buckets: battery 2 numeric bar
Google Books Ngram / 1996-2026
Annual extraction returned 0 records across 0 active years.
Open sourcehistorical evidence
OpenAlex annual buckets: battery 2 numeric bar
OpenAlex / 1996-2026
Annual extraction returned 38467 records across 31 active years.
Open source[ TECHNICAL SCORECARD ]
The Metrics Behind The Case.
PCS
0.68
PictoClarity Score
STS
0.65
Semantic Transparency Score
CRI
0.49
Confusion Risk Index
VRS
0.72
Visual Readability Score
PCH
1.00
Perceptual Cohesion
RTS
0.75
Readability Test Score
SRS
0.70
Scale Robustness Score
BRS
0.84
Blur Robustness Score
TCS
0.78
Target Contrast Stability
SDS
0.74
Stroke Durability Score
SFS
0.65
Silhouette Fidelity Score
NDS
1.00
Negative Detail Score
BBS
0.00
Bounding Box Balance
CPS
1.00
Compression Preservation
PDS
1.00
Pixel Density Suitability
ORS
0.65
Orientation Robustness
CAS
0.60
Color Accessibility Score
RRS
0.61
Referent Recognition Score
FAS
0.75
Functional Association Score
SOS
0.24
Semantic Obsolescence Score
CSS
0.51
Cultural Saturation Score
ERS
0.47
Evidence Reliability Score
MTS
0.49
Metaphor Transfer Score
TDS
0.36
Temporal Decay Score
GDS
0.18
Generational Divide Score
CLL
0.38
Convention Learning Load
NTR
0.48
Neurocognitive Transfer Risk
SPS
0.53
Symbol Persistence Score
OBS
0.19
Obsolescence Signal
CTS
0.00
Cohort Transfer Slope
[ RECOMMENDED NEXT ACTIONS ]
What Improves This Pictogram.
Action
Conduct representative user testing across diverse user groups to validate semantic transparency and functional clarity before widespread deployment.
Action
Maintain visible text labels or tooltips alongside the icon until user testing confirms that the icon alone reliably communicates the intended battery charge level.
Action
Ensure consistent placement and contextual cues in interfaces to reduce confusion with similar icons such as other battery levels, signal strength bars, or progress indicators.
Action
Consider accessibility needs by providing alternative text descriptions and ensuring sufficient contrast to support users with visual impairments.
Action
Monitor cultural and temporal trends in icon comprehension to update or adapt the icon design if semantic obsolescence or generational comprehension divides increase over time.
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