The Wolfsangel is an ancient runic symbol that was believed to ward off wolves. Today, thanks to its appropriation by Nazi Germany, the Wolfsangel is one of the more popular white supremacist symbols.

The White Power hand sign uses two hands - one forming the letter "W" and the other forming the letter "P" to represent "WP" or "White Power." It is particularly used by white supremacists in California.

The triangular Ku Klux Klan symbol looks like a triangle within a triangle, but actually represents three letter K's aligned in a triangle and facing inwards. A variation on this symbol has the K's facing outwards instead... Read more

Thor's Hammer is an ancient Norse symbol, used today primarily in neo-pagan religions such as Asatru. White supremacist Norse pagans have appropriated this symbol to use in a white supremacist context. However, because it continues to be... Read more

The tawhid emoji or hand gesture is frequently used by Islamists, and ISIS members in particular, to signify their membership. The single finger is meant to reference "tawheed," a religious term for the belief that there is... Read more

The swastika is an ancient symbol that emerged independently among many cultures. Before the 20th century, its use was almost always benign, and it is still a common religious symbol across Asia associated with good fortune. However... Read more

The Sturmabteilung (or SA) emblem was used by Hitler's so-called "Brownshirts," paramilitary formations Hitler utilized to intimidate political opponents before and after his rise to power in Germany. Today it is used by neo-Nazis and other modern-day... Read more

In 1994, after the end of apartheid, South Africa adopted a new national flag, as the previous flag, adopted in 1928, had come to symbolize the apartheid regime. Since 1994, white supremacists in South Africa and elsewhere... Read more

The hand sign for "peckerwood" uses the thumb, index finger and middle finger of one hand to form the letter "P," and the four fingers of the other hand to form the letter "W." This is especially... Read more

The othala rune is part of the runic alphabet system, a system of writing used (with many variations) across pre-Roman Europe. In the 20th century, Nazis in Germany adopted the othala rune, among many other similar symbols... Read more