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The Southern Poverty Law Center has produced a quick guide to the flags of the various far right groups that were spotted in Charlottesville over the weekend. Take a look and see the symbols that ...

The alt-right (abbreviated from alternative right) is a far-right, white nationalist movement. A largely online phenomenon, the alt-right originated in the United States during the late 2000s before increasing in popularity and establishing a presence in other countries during the mid-2010s.The term is ill-defined and has been used in different ways by academics, journalists, media ...

The Kek flag is designed like a Nazi war flag, with a spiral of K ’s around an E to replace the swastika, and a 4chan logo in the corner. Like the other right-wing symbols that have been ...

‘National flag of Kekistan’ The “national flag of Kekistan” mimics a German Nazi war flag, with the Kek logo replacing the swastika and the green replacing the infamous German red. A 4chan logo is emblazoned in the upper left hand corner. Alt-righters are particularly fond of the way the banner trolls liberals who recognize its origins.

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 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.

This is the banner for an anti-immigration alt-right site founded by British-born columnist Peter Brimelow. Its lion motif is traced back to a quote from Benito Mussolini that Trump tweeted in ...

Media Contact: Kindred Motes, kindred@globalextremism.org The Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) today announced that it has developed and expanded the world’s largest database on global far-right and extremist symbols. This directory, first launched in mid-2023, now includes more than 750 symbols and identifiers which are critical for tech companies, governments, law ...

The flags seen throughout the sea of rioters symbolize their support for far-right causes, white supremacy and anti-government militias. Watch the video above to see examples. ‘OK’

The alt-right 'Kekistan' flag was flown at the US Capitol riot. Source: Corbis News. Adherents to this “subculture” manufactured an ancient kingdom called “Kekistan”, and created their own ...

Beyond the blue Trump/Pence flags carried by countless rioters, the neon-green “KEK” flag could be seen waving above the crowd. Kek is a satirical religion with a frog-headed god who resides in Kekistan and represents darkness and chaos. The flag loosely resembles the Nazi flag – treated as a provocative joke among some on the far-right.

Far-right extremism is a transnational movement with groups learning from and sharing with similar groups in other countries, co-opting hateful narratives, tactical playbooks, and logo symbols. The directory is a tool for identifying where far-right actors are active, the narratives they are pushing, and combating far-right hate and extremist ...

Also on display were the green-and-white flags of Kekistan, the fictional country that is home to the deity “Kek.” In the meme-driven culture of the alt-right, a satirical religion has ...

The Confederate flag, the swastika, the not-equal sign, numerical codes like 88, acronyms like ROA or WWGOWGA appear all too often in the news, on social media, and sometimes in the streets. It is ...

The Kek flag is designed like a Nazi war flag, with a spiral of K ’s around an E to replace the swastika, and a 4chan logo in the corner. Like the other right-wing symbols that have been ...

In New York City, an alt-right protester carries the Kekistan flag [Pacific Press/Getty Images] Love Your Race: This phrase urges white people to embrace and find pride in their race. It was ...

The symbol has also been used on flags and clothing during marches of extremist groups in the UK; for example, Britain’s so-called ‘Infidels’ (who split from the English Defence League). ... Meme formats created by the alt-right, for instance, have been appropriated by their opponents just as readily as visa-versa. Similarly, the Covid-19 ...

The “alt-right” is a racist, far-right movement based on an ideology of white nationalism and anti-Semitism. Many news organizations do not use the term, preferring terms like “white ...

The alt-right and the alt-light have always shared several political positions and had common opponents. Both camps oppose the Democratic Party, Black Lives Matter, Antifa, undocumented immigrants ...

An example of how extremist flags incorporate the American flag into their design, as seen at a protest on July 21, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Paul Becker/Becker 1999 via Flickr , CC BY

Over the course of 2017, the Kekistan flag has moved off of the internet, and strangely enough, into the real world. People have showed up brandishing it at numerous pro-Trump and far-right rallies.