swastika
ancient Eurasian icon and later used as Nazi symbol
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Summary
swastika is a cross[1]. swastika ranks in the top 2% of cross entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57,404 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Depicts: Sun[3]
- Subclass of: religious symbol[4], political symbol[5]
- Part of: solar symbol[6]
- Commons category: Swastikas[7]
- Unicode character: 卍[8], 卐[9]
- Has part(s): swastika[10], Ugunskrusts[11], Nazi Swastika[12], Kolovrat[13], Lauburu[14], sauwastika[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Swastika[16]
- Commons gallery: Swastika[17]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica Online[21]
- Has characteristic: Nazi symbolism[22], clockwise direction[23]
- Different from: sauwastika[24]
- Indigenous to: Eurasia[25]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[26]
Why It Matters
swastika has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] swastika is known by 129 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]