Reference

COMPONENT Designator Other

Amplifier AR
Capacitor C
Pack or network C or CN CP or U
Polarized C "+" (by the lead)
Variable C C VAR, C ADJ
Barrier Strip BAR
Connector J or P CN
Crystal Y X
Delay Line DL
Diode D or CR Z
Light Emitting Diode DS LED, D, DIS, CR
Voltage Rectifier D or CR VR
Zener Diode D, VR or Z
Ferrite Bead FB
Fiducial FD
Filter FL
Fuse F
Header H, J, or P
Inductor, Choke L
Jack J or P
Light Emitting Diode LED
Liquid Crystal Display LCD
Integrated circuit U IC, N
Insulated Jumper W or P JP
Jumper W, P, or R JMP, J
Microprocessor U IC, MC, CPU
Oscillator (G - Other) Y OS
Relay K or RL
Resistor R
Array Resistor R RN, RP, U or RA
Potentiometer R or P VR, POT
Thermistor RT RN, RP, U
Variable R VR, VAR, VRN, ADJ
Varistor R R, VAR
Socket X, XAR, XU, XQ, etc TS, S
Switch S SW
Test Point or Pin TP TST or J
Transistor Q U
Transformer T X, TR
Voltage Regulator VR U
Wire W