Red triangle

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A red triangle (upright 🔺 or 🔻 inverted) or red wedge is used as a symbol with a variety of meanings, including:

Red triangle

Societal symbols

Internet and communications

The dictionary definition of 🔻 U+1F53B at Wiktionary
U+1F53A 🔺 "UP-POINTING RED TRIANGLE"
U+1F53B 🔻 "DOWN-POINTING RED TRIANGLE"

Red wedge

Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge

The red wedge from El Lissitzky's 1919 poster Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge has been used in many artworks and political symbols.

Other artworks and artists

  • The Red Wedge – 1918 sculpture by Nikolai Kolli (an earlier artwork)
  • Red Wedge – British left-wing musical collective of the 1980s

Red wedge symbols in logos and artworks

Upright red triangles

An upward-pointing red triangle has been used to represent:

Commercial logos

  • Bass Brewery's "iconic red triangle" trademark, England's first registered trademark

Military and maritime

Geography

Politics

Further: Red triangle (badge) § Eight-hour workday

Other symbols

Inverted red triangles

A downward-pointing red triangle has been used to represent:

Commercial logos

Logos of NGOs

  • YMCA – Worldwide youth organization

Media

Anti-fascism

Military

Awards and honours

See also

Disambiguation

Articles

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