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Logo of Wikipedia

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Wikipedia’s current logo since 2010
The 3D Wikipedia globe logo rotating, showing all of the puzzle pieces (GIF version)
Sound logo of the Wikimedia brands, including Wikipedia[1]

The logo of Wikipedia represents Wikipedia in an image which is a free, open-source online encyclopedia, that can be read in many languages.

The logo, introduced in 2010, is cut globe made from Jigsaw puzzle pieces with some missing at the top, and has glyphs from many different writing systems. The reason for missing pieces is because there is a never ending amount of information, showing that Wikipedia is never "done".

As shown on the top and left corner web pages of the English-language version of Wikipedia, it says "Wikipedia" under it, and there's a text that says "The Free Encyclopedia", in a serif and free open-source font, Linux Libertine.[2]

In addition to the famous visual globe logo, Wikimedia has a sound logo for its brands, including Wikipedia.[1]

Former logos

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Prior to the 2010 logo used today, several Wikipedia logos were used prior to the current logo.

Former Wikipedia logos
First logo (2001)
Second logo (2001-2003)
Third logo (2003-2010)
Logos used by Wikipedia before the 2010 redesign

References

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  1. 1 2 "Wikipedia's new sound logo: Winner of The Sound of All Human Knowledge contest announced". Wikimedia Foundation. 2023-03-28. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  2. Poll, Philipp H. "New Wikipedia-Logo using LinuxLibertine". Libertine Open Fonts Project. Archived from the original on 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2018-08-09.