List of symbols designated by the Anti-Defamation League as hate symbols

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This is a list of hate symbols, including acronyms, numbers, phrases, logos, flags, gestures and other miscellaneous symbols used for hateful purposes, according to the Anti-Defamation League in their Hate on Display Hate Symbols Database. [1] Some of these items have been appropriated by hate groups and may have other, non-hate-group-related meanings, [2] [3] including anti-racist meanings. [4]

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Acronyms

AcronymOriginsMeaning
AKIA [5] Ku Klux Klan "A Klansman I Am"
AYAK [6] "Are You A Klansman?"
FGRN [7] "For God, Race, and Nation"
GTKRWN [8] General white supremacy "Gas the Kikes; Race War Now"
HFFH [9] Hammerskins "Hammerskins Forever, Forever Hammerskins"
HSN [10] "Hammerskin Nation"
ITSUB [11] Ku Klux Klan "In The Sacred Unfailing Being", a reference to God
KABARK [12] "Konstantly Applied By All Regular Klansmen"
KIGY [13] "Klansman, I Greet You"
KLASP [14] "Klanish Loyalty, A Sacred Principle"
LOTIE [15] "Lady Of The Invisible Empire", in reference to a female Klan member
OFOF [16] Volksfront "One Front, One Family"
ORION [17] General white supremacy "Our Race Is Our Nation"
RAHOWA [18] Creativity (religion) "Racial Holy War"
ROA [19] Volksfront "Race Over All"
SS [20] Nazi Germany "Schutzstaffel" Note: "SS" not specifically listed
SWP [21] Californian prison system "Supreme White Power"
WP [22] General white supremacy "White Power" or "White Pride"
WPWW [23] Stormfront (website) "White Pride Worldwide"
ZOG [24] Anti-Semitism "Zionist-Occupied Government"

Numerical

Phrases

Hate group logos

Flags

Gestures

GestureImage
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88 (hand sign)
Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (hand sign)
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Miscellaneous symbols

See also

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References

Informational notes

a. ^ ^ ^ ^ This symbol, while sometimes used as a hate symbol, is also used as a religious symbol for many pagans, and should not be assumed to be a hate symbol in all contexts.

Citations

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