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Symbols of protest, resistance and refusal — emblems adopted by movements to be recognisable, reproducible and hard to suppress.
Symbolwise records adoption and use. Inclusion here is not endorsement of any movement's aims.
Something this symbol is documented to represent is associated with this idea. That is a fact about the recorded meaning, not a claim that everyone perceives the symbol this way.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to anarchism: “Represents anarchism as a political philosophy — opposition to hierarchy…”
A capital letter A, its legs extending slightly past a surrounding circle, used internationally as a symbol of anarchism.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to revolution: “Denotes a pump whose displacement per revolution is fixed, the solid triangle marking the direction…”
A circle with one solid triangle pointing outward.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to protest: “…mandatory for beef after the 2008 import protests, which were among the largest Korean demonstrations…”
A code panel naming origin and lot.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to revolutionary: “…meaning to each element: the gate to the revolutionary struggle, the grain to the peasantry and the cogwheel…”
Tiananmen gate under five stars in a wheat and rice wreath.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to revolution: “…delivering a fixed volume per stroke or revolution independent of discharge pressure”
A pump outline moving a fixed volume per stroke.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to protest: “Signals this boat intends to protest another for a rule breach”
A red flag on the boat.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to revolution: “…spin-speed control, usually with a number giving revolutions per minute”
A circle with a coiled arrow, and a number in revolutions per minute.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to revolution: “Denotes the May Revolution of 1810 on the flags of Argentina and Uruguay, drawn…”
A golden sun with a human face and alternating straight and wavy rays.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to revolution: “…several well-known events — the Xinhai Revolution, the Jiawu War, the Wuxu Reform — each of which is…”
Ten stems against twelve branches, sixty pairs.
The setting this symbol is used in invites this impression. It describes the context, not the symbol's definition.
It is catalogued as a protest symbol — adopted to be recognisable and reproducible by a movement.
A circle enclosing a vertical line and two downward diagonal lines, originally designed for the British nuclear disarmament movement.