List of ideological symbols

This is a partial list of symbols and labels used by political parties and groups around the world. Some symbols are associated with a worldwide ideology or movement, and used by many parties that support that ideology. Others are country-specific.

Colors

Main article: Political colour

Worldwide

• Black – anarchism, Islamism, pirate parties, Arab nationalism, black nationalism
• Blue – conservatism, men's rights movement, pro-Europeanism, Zionism, American liberalism, Japanese liberalism
• Brown – fascism, nazism
• Gold – capitalism, classical liberalism, right-libertarianism
• Green – agrarianism, anarcho-egoism, anarcho-primitivism, capitalism, environmentalism, Islamism, green anarchism, green politics, Arab nationalism, black nationalism, Irish republicanism
• Gray – independent politicians
• Lavender – LGBT movements, transgender rights movement
• Magenta – centrism
• Orange – Christian democracy, populism, mutualist anarchism, classical liberalism, Ulster unionism
• Pink – feminism, LGBT movements, transgender rights movement
• Purple – monarchism, royalism
• Red – communism, democratic socialism, social democracy, socialism, American conservatism, Arab nationalism, Japanese conservatism, Zionism
• Saffron – Hindu nationalism
• White – anti-communism, independent politicians, monarchism, pacifism, Arab nationalism, white nationalism, Zionism
• Yellow – liberalism, right-libertarianism

Australia

•   Blue – The Liberal Party
•   Red – The Labor Party
•   Green – The Greens
•     Green and yellow – The National Party

Bangladesh

•       Blue, red and green – Bangladesh Nationalist Party
•   Fern Green – Bangladesh Jamaat Islami
•   Green – Bangladesh Awami League
•   Yellow – Jatiyo Party

Canada

•   Blue – Conservative Party of Canada
•   Green – Green Party of Canada
•   Light blue – Bloc Québécois
•   Orange – New Democratic Party
•   Purple – People's Party of Canada
•   Red – Liberal Party of Canada

France

•   Red – La France Insoumise
•   Red – Parti Communiste Français
•   Pink – Parti Socialiste
•   Green – Europe Ecologie Les Verts
•   Green – Génération.s
•   Orange – Mouvement Démocrate
•   Orange – La République en Marche
•   Yellow – Renaissance
•   Blue – Les Républicains
•   Blue – Rassemblement National

India

•   Blue – Bahujan Samaj Party
•   Blue – Mizo National Front
•       Blue, red, and green – Rashtiya Lok Janshakti Party and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
•       Blue, white, and green – Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party
•   Bright green – All India Trinamool Congress
•   Deep green – Biju Janata Dal
•   Blue – Aam Aadmi Party
•   Green – All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
•   Green – All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Janata Dal (Secular)
•   Green – Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
•   Green – National People's Party (India)
•     Green and yellow – Rashtriya Loktantrik Party
•     Maize and green – Indigenous People's Front of Tripura
•     Navy blue and orange – Shiromani Akali Dal
•   Pacific Blue – Nationalist Congress Party
•   Pink – Janta Congress Chhattisgarh, Bharat Rashtra Samithi
•   Red – All India Forward Bloc, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Left Front, Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
•   Red – Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
•     Red and black – Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
•     Red and green – Samajwadi Party
•     Red and white – Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
•     Saffron and green – Bharatiya Janata Party
•   Sky blue – Indian National Congress
•   White – other parties and independents
•   Yellow – Telugu Desam Party
•     Yellow and green – Jannayak Janta Party

Ireland

•   Blue – Fine Gael
•   Dark green – Sinn Féin
•   Green – Fianna Fáil
•     Green and gold – Green Party
•   Maroon – Solidarity–People Before Profit
•   Purple – Social Democrats
•   Red – Labour Party

Japan

•   Blue – Constitutional Democratic Party
•     Blue and pink – Komeito
•   Red – Liberal Democratic Party, Communist Party

The Netherlands

•     Azure and navy – Christian Union
•   Green – Christian Democratic Appeal
•   Green – Democrats 66
•   Green – Farmer–Citizen Movement
•   Green – Party for the Animals
•     Green and red – GreenLeft
•   Maroon – Forum for Democracy
•     Navy and red – JA21
•   Orange – Reformed Political Party
•     Orange and blue – People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
•   Purple – Volt
•   Red – Labour Party
•   Red – Socialist Party
•       Red, white, and blue – Party for Freedom
•   Turquoise – DENK

Portugal

•   Blue – People's Monarchist Party
•   Dark blue – Chega
•   Green – Ecologist Party "The Greens"
•   Green – Earth Party
•   Green – Together for the People
•   Green – LIVRE
•   Orange – Social Democratic Party
•   Red – Portuguese Communist Party
•   Red – Portuguese Workers' Communist Party
•     Red (official) and maroon (customary) – Left Bloc
•     Red (official) and pink (customary) – Socialist Party
•   Sky blue – CDS – People's Party
•   Sky blue – Liberal Initiative
•   Teal – People Animals Nature

Sweden

•   Blue – Moderate Party
•     Blue and white – Christian Democrats
•     Blue and white – Liberals
•   Green – Centre Party
•   Green – Green Party
•     Orange and blue – Alliance
•   Pink – Feminist Initiative
•   Purple – Pirate Party
•   Red – Left Party
•   Red – Swedish Social Democratic Party
•     Red and green – Red-Greens
•     Yellow and light-blue – Sweden Democrats

Turkey

•   Blue – Good Party
•   Purple – Peoples' Democratic Party
•   Red – Nationalist Movement Party
•   Red – Republican People's Party
•   Yellow – Justice and Development Party

United Kingdom

•   Blue – Conservative Party
•   Green – Green Party
•     Green and yellow – Plaid Cymru
•   Orange – Liberal Democrats
•     Purple and yellow – UKIP
•   Red – Labour Party
•       Red, white, and blue – DUP
•     Turquoise and white – Reform UK
•     Yellow and black – SNP

United States

•         Black, gold, white and maroon – American Indian Movement
•   Blue – Democratic Party
•     Blue and buff – Whig Party (United States)
•   Gold with dark gray, sometimes with dark blue or purple – Libertarian Party
•   Green – Green Party
•   Orange – American Solidarity Party (Christian democracy), Modern Whig Party
•   Purple – politically mixed or moderate regions; Constitution Party, Veterans Party of America
•   Red – Republican Party
•     Teal and white – Justice Party
•     White or gray – senior citizens, women's voting rights, third parties (other than the Greens), independent candidates and voters

Icons

Worldwide

• a³ (lowercase a, cubed) – agorism
• Beehive – co-operative movement
• Bird in flight – classical liberalism, right-libertarianism
• Black flag – anarchism
• Black sail – pirate parties
• Bear – Putinism, Russian conservatism
• Black sun – neo-nazism, white nationalism
• Carnation – social democracy and democratic socialism
• Cat, wildcat – worker collectivism, symbol of Industrial Workers of the World; Georgism
• Celtic cross – white nationalism, neo-nazism, Irish nationalism
• Christian cross – Christianity
• Circumscribed A – anarchism
• Cross of Lorraine – Gaullism
• Crown – monarchism
• Dove – love and/or peace (often used by pacifist groups)
• Eagle – nationalism, patriotism, conservatism
• Fasces – fascism
• Fist and rose – socialism and social democracy
• Four-leaf clover – agrarianism
• Globe – globalism, neoliberalism
• Hammer and sickle – Marxism–Leninism and communism
• Nordic cross – nordic model social democracy
• Peace sign – peace, pacifism, nuclear disarmament
• Poppy – remembrance, WW1 and WW2
• Rainbow or rainbow flag – LGBT rights
• Raised fist – solidarity, syndicalism, unity, resistance, communism, radicalism in general
• Red flag – socialism or communism
• Red star – socialism, Marxism, or communism
• Rose – social democracy and democratic socialism
• Runic letters – various letters of the runic alphabet – particularly the Algiz, Eihwaz, Odal, Sowilō, and Tiwaz runes – have been used by various neo-nazi and white supremacist groups post-WW2
• Smiling Sun – anti-nuclear movement
• Star of David – Zionism
• Sunflower – green politics
• Swastika – nazism, fascism, neo-nazism; Hindu, Jain, or Buddhist theology (original use)
• Throne, sword and altar – conservatism
• Three Arrows – mid 20th century European social democracy; the arrows represent anti-fascism, anti-communism, and anti-monarchism
• Torch – right-libertarianism, conservatism, patriotism, classical liberalism
• Upside-down crown – republicanism, anti-monarchism
• Venus symbol – feminism
• Venus symbol and raised fist combined – radical feminism
• V sign – voluntarism, peace, victory
• Weighing scale – law, justice

Bangladesh

• Boat – Bangladesh Awami League
• Sheaf of Paddy – Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Brazil

• Dove and olive branch – Brazilian Socialist Party
• Fist and rose – Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)
• Oak tree – Republicans (Brazil)
• Red star – Workers' Party (Brazil)
• Toucan – Brazilian Social Democracy Party

Cambodia

• Devata – Cambodian People's Party

Canada

• Red maple leaf — Liberal Party of Canada
• Red maple leaf within the letter C — Conservative Party of Canada
• Orange maple leaf — New Democratic Party

Colombia

• letter C – Colombian Conservative Party
• letter L – Colombian Liberal Party
• letter U – Social National Unity Party ("Party of the U")

Denmark

• letter A – Social Democrats
• letter B – Social Liberal Party
• letter C – Conservative People's Party
• letter F – Socialist People's Party
• letter I – Liberal Alliance
• letter K – Christian Democrats
• letter N – People's Movement against the EU
• letter O – Danish People's Party
• letter Ø – Red-Green Alliance
• letter V – Venstre, Liberal Party of Denmark

Greece

• Green Sun - Panhellenic Socialist Movement
• Compass - Greek Solution
• Swastika - Golden Dawn
• Hand holding a Torch - Nea Dimokratia

India

Main article: List of political party symbols in India

• Ard – Bodoland People's Front (Jharkhand)
• Arrow – Janata Dal (United) (Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Nagaland)
• Banana – All Jharkhand Students Union (Jharkhand)
• Bicycle – Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (Jammu and Kashmir), Samajwadi Party (Uttar Pradesh), Telugu Desam Party (Andhra Pradesh)
• Book – National People's Party
• Bow and arrow – Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Jharkhand), Shiv Sena (Maharashtra)
• Broom – Aam Aadmi Party
• Bungalow – Lok Janshakti Party (Bihar)
• Candles – People's Democratic Front (Meghalaya)
• Car – Telangana Rashtra Samithi
• Ceiling fan – Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (Bihar), YSR Congress Party (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana)
• Clock – Nationalist Congress Party
• Coconut – Goa Forward Party (Goa)
• Conch – Biju Janata Dal (Odisha)
• Crown – People's Democratic Alliance (Meghalaya)
• Dao – Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (Tripura)
• Drum – United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) (Meghalaya)
• Ears of maize and sickle – Communist Party of India
• Elephant – Asom Gana Parishad (Assam), Bahujan Samaj Party (with the exception of the states of Assam and Sikkim where certain state parties use the elephant)
• Five-pointed star – Mizo National Front (Mizoram)
• Farmer ploughing (within square farm) – Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarh)
• Flowers and grass – All India Trinamool Congress
• Glasses – Indian National Lok Dal (Haryana)
• Globe – Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (Nagaland)
• Hammer and sickle – Communist Party of India
• Hammer, sickle and star – Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• Hand pump – Rashtriya Lok Dal (Uttar Pradesh)
• Hurricane lamp – Rashtriya Janata Dal (Bihar, Jharkhand)
• Ink pot and pen – People's Democratic Party (Jammu and Kashmir)
• Jug – All India N.R. Congress (Puducherry)
• Key – Jannayak Janta Party (Haryana)
• Lightbulb – Mizoram People's Conference (Mizoram)
• Locomotive – Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (Maharashtra)
• Maize – People's Party of Arunachal (Arunachal Pradesh)
• Mango – Pattali Makkal Katchi (Puducherry)
• Kite – People's Party of Punjab (Punjab), All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (Telangana)
• Ladder – Muslim League (Kerala)
• Lady farmer carrying paddy on her head – Janata Dal (Secular) (Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala)
• Lion – All India Forward Bloc (West Bengal), Hill State People's Democratic Party (Meghalaya), Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (Goa)
• Lock and key – All India United Democratic Front (Assam)
• Lotus – Bharatiya Janata Party
• Nagara – Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (Tamil Nadu)
• Palm (of hand) – Indian National Congress
• Plough – Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (Jammu and Kashmir)
• Rooster – Naga People's Front (Manipur, Nagaland)
• Spade and ashpan rake – Revolutionary Socialist Party (Kerala, West Bengal)
• Spectacles – Indian National Lok Dal (Haryana)
• Rising sun – Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Tamil Nadu)
• Sun without rays – Zoram Nationalist Party (Mizoram)
• Table lamp – Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (Sikkim)
• Telephone – Himachal Vikas Congress (Himachal Pradesh)
• Two leaves – All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Tamil Nadu), Kerala Congress (M) (Kerala)
• Umbrella – Sikkim Democratic Front (Sikkim)
• Water bottle – Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (Rajasthan)
• Weighing scale – Shiromani Akali Dal (Punjab)

Nepal

• Bus – Nepal Federal Socialist Party
• Khukuri – Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch
• Madal – Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party
• Plough – Rastriya Prajatantra Party
• Smiley – Bibeksheel Nepali Dal
• Sun – Nepal Communist Party
• Tree – Nepali Congress
• Tumbler – Rastriya Janamorcha
• Umbrella – People's Socialist Party, Nepal
• Weighing scale – Sajha Party

The Netherlands

• Ancient Greek temple – Forum for Democracy
• Seagull – Party for Freedom
• Tomato – Socialist Party
• Red rose – Labour Party

Pakistan

• Arrow – Pakistan Peoples Party
• Book – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI)
• Cricket bat – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf
• Kite – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)
• Lantern - Awami National Party (ANP)
• Sunflower – Green Party of Pakistan
• Tiger – Pakistan Muslim League (N)
• Weighing scale – Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI)

Slovakia

• Christian cross – Christian Democratic Movement
• Blue cube – Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
• Flying dove – Free Forum
• Eagle – Slovak National Party
• Red star – Communist Party of Slovakia
• letter S – People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
• Stork – Christian Democratic Movement

Sweden

• Black sail – Pirate Party
• Cornflower – Liberals (pre-2016)
• Dandelion – Green Party
• Four-leaf clover – Centre Party
• Hepatica – Sweden Democrats
• letter L – Liberals
• letter M – Moderate Party
• Red carnation – Left Party
• Rose – Social Democrats
• Wood anemone – Christian Democrats (pre-2017)

Turkey

• Bee – Motherland Party
• Dolphin – Liberal Democratic Party
• Dove – Democratic Left Party
• Horse – Democrat Party
• Kayı tribe symbol – Good Party
• Light bulb – Justice and Development Party
• Six arrows – Republican People's Party
• Three crescents – Nationalist Movement Party

United Kingdom

• Bee – Co-operative Party
• Earth with sunflower petals – Green Party of England and Wales
• Griffin – Libertarian Party
• Liberty bird – Liberal Democrats
• Lion – Democratic Unionist Party, Britain First, UK Independence Party (2017-2018), Young Conservatives (UK)
• Pound sign – UK Independence Party (1993–2017)
• Red house – Aspire (political party)
• Red rose – Labour Party
• Thistle - Scottish Labour (since 2022)
• Saltire – the Scottish National Party and Scottish Conservative Party both use stylised saltires in their party logos
• Scribbled oak tree – Conservative Party
• Shovel – Labour Party (UK) until 1983
• Stylised P-shaped Flag – Pirate Party UK
• Sunflower – Scottish Green Party
• Torch – former logo of the Labour Party (1920s to 1983) and the Conservative Party (1980s to 2006).
• Union Flag – used in the logos of the Ulster Unionist Party, Democratic Unionist Party, British National Party, Conservative Party (traditional), amongst others
• Welsh Dragon – former logo of Plaid Cymru; also appeared alongside the thistle, daffodil and clover leaf on the post-war Tory logo
• Welsh poppy – Plaid Cymru
• White Rose – logo of the Yorkshire Party, symbol of Yorkshire as a whole

United States

• Abraham Lincoln – Republican Party, used on some paper ballots in US; also used as a fundraising symbol (such as with the party's annual "Lincoln Dinner" in many states). Also used by the Modern Whig Party due to Lincoln's loyalty to the original Whig Party.
• Bear – California National Party
• Benjamin Franklin – Democratic Party, used on some paper ballots in US
• Bird – Unofficial symbol of the Progressive wing of the Democratic Party
• Black and white cockade – Federalist Party
• Donkey – Democratic Party
• Eagle – Republican Party (used on ballots in New York State); Constitution Party, American Party
• Elephant – Republican Party
• Great horned owl – Modern Whig Party
• Lady Justice – Justice Party
• Lion – National Party
• Minute Man and Embattled Farmer are the symbols of American Patriot Party (2003 to present)
• Moose – Vermont Progressive Party; also used since 1912 for the National Progressive Party
• Panther – Black Panther Party
• Pelican – American Solidarity Party. Used for its association with Christian democracy.
• Penguin – used in some states as a symbol of the Libertarian Party
• Porcupine – used as a symbol of the Free State Project in New Hampshire and Libertarian ideas and movements in general
• Raccoon – Whig Party
• Rattlesnake – sometimes used on the logos for the Texas state affiliate of the Modern Whig Party.
• Red rose – Democratic Socialists of America
• Red, white and blue cockade – Democratic-Republican Party
• Star – Democratic Party (used on ballots in New York State)
• Statue of Liberty – Libertarian Party. Also a national symbol
• Sunflower – Green Party; also, Republican presidential candidate Alfred Landon of Kansas in 1936
• Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson – Democratic Party – used as a fundraising symbol (such as with the party's annual "Jefferson-Jackson Dinner" in many states)
• Tiger – formerly, the New York City Democratic Party and the Tammany Hall political machine that controlled it for more than a century and a half.
• Torch – Conservative Party of New York; Libertarian Party
• Zachary Taylor – in some rare instances the Modern Whig Party has used the portrait of the 12th President of the United States in his military uniform to show their heritage as the old Whig Party and their connection with military veterans.