Flag Banner Creative Work Created 2010s
Modified U.S. flags with altered colors, inverted designs, or symbolic changes used as political signals
Usage: Protest messaging, movement identity, counter-symbolism
Platforms:social mediaprotestsmerchandise+1more
Flag Banner Historical Symbol Created 1932
Two-flag symbol representing anti-fascist coalition between communists and anarchists.
Usage: Movement identity, protest symbols, counter-messaging against far-right groups
Hand Gesture Historical Symbol Created 2013 (movement) / historical symbol
Raised fist symbol adopted by Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice
Usage: Protests, social media profiles, solidarity
Platforms:real-world protestssocial mediamerchandise
Visual Object Platform Feature Created 2009
Platform verification badge that became symbol of elite status, authenticity debates, and digital culture wars.
Usage: Status signaling, authenticity claims, platform criticism, elite mockery
Visual Object Historical Symbol Created 1964
The capital letter A enclosed in a circle, representing 'anarchy is order' and widely used in protest movements and digital activism.
Usage: Political messaging, protest symbols, social media identity, movement signaling
Flag Banner Historical Symbol Created 1861
Historic secessionist emblem repurposed online as a marker of far-right and white identity politics.
Usage: Identity signaling, heritage claims, opposition messaging
Image Meme Spontaneous Emergence Created 2022
Biden depicted with laser eyes, reappropriating criticism into power projection meme
Usage: Political messaging, social media
Flag Banner Historical Symbol Created 1775 (historical) / 2009 (modern revival)
Yellow flag with rattlesnake and 'Don't Tread on Me' revived as libertarian symbol
Usage: Libertarian politics, anti-government protest
Platforms:ralliessocial media avatarsmerchandise
Flag Banner Subculture Generated Created 2017
Fictional nation's flag created as satirical political symbol by online communities
Usage: Online identity, ironic nationalism
Text Phrase Spontaneous Emergence Created 2021
Coded phrase that became rallying cry through misheard crowd chant at NASCAR event
Usage: Political merchandise, chants, social media
Platforms:real-world eventssocial mediamerchandise
Visual Object Campaign Merchandise Created 2015
Red baseball cap that became defining symbol of Trump political movement
Usage: Political rallies, everyday wear
Platforms:real-worldsocial media imagery
Image Meme Subculture Generated Created 2018
Gray-faced character suggesting others lack independent thought, like video game NPCs
Usage: Political criticism of perceived conformity
Hand Gesture Subculture Generated Created ancient gesture / 2017 controversy
Common hand gesture that became controversial through online manipulation campaign
Usage: Everyday gesture caught in political symbolism debate
Platforms:4chan originmainstream mediareal world
Image Meme Creative Work Created 2005
Cartoon frog that became contested political symbol across various online movements
Usage: Widespread across political spectrum
Visual Object Subculture Generated Created 2016
Color combination used as uniform signifying membership in the Proud Boys movement.
Usage: Movement identity, group signaling, political rallies, merchandise
Text Phrase Subculture Generated Created 2017
Collection of symbols including Q, WWG1WGA, and numerology used by conspiracy movement
Usage: Online and real-world identification
Flag Banner Creative Work Created 1978
Six-color pride flag symbolizing LGBTQ+ identity and rights advocacy across digital platforms and political movements.
Usage: Identity expression, political messaging, solidarity campaigns, civil rights advocacy
Visual Object Creative Work Created 1999
Metaphoric capsule representing perceived awakening to hidden realities across online political subcultures.
Usage: Signals conversion to alternative worldview, especially in gender politics and conspiratorial discourse.
Flag Banner Campaign Merchandise Created 2014 (modern version)
American flag variant with blue stripe representing law enforcement support
Usage: Police solidarity, political statement
Platforms:real-world displaysocial mediamerchandise
Visual Object Spontaneous Emergence Created 2017
Torches that became symbols of white nationalist mobilization following the 2017 Charlottesville rally.
Usage: Rally organization, intimidation tactics, group identity signaling
Image Meme Subculture Generated Created 2010
Simple drawn face that spawned countless variants expressing modern anxieties and political positions
Usage: Political commentary, emotional expression