Many sites have a generic logo - a speech bubble in the SE brand color containing an abbreviation for the site. This speech bubble motif also continues in some of the custom logos.
| Site | Logo | Site Topic | What the logo represents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academia |  |
academia | Books |
| Android Enthusiasts |  |
Android | The Android logo, though slightly changed to look like a speech bubble |
| Anime & Manga |  |
anime and manga | Based on the stylized kanji for 画 |
| Arduino |  |
Arduino | An infinity symbol, based on the Arduino community logo |
| Arqade |  |
passionate videogamers on all platforms | The Iconic ship from the game Galaga |
| Artificial Intelligence |  |
people interested in conceptual questions about life and challenges in a world where "cognitive" functions can be mimicked in purely digital environment | A fingerprint, possibly related to biometrics authentication, a common application of AI |
| Ask Different |  |
power users of Apple hardware and software | the Command key found on Mac keyboards |
| Ask Patents |  |
people interested in improving the patent system | |
| Ask Ubuntu |  |
Ubuntu | A speech bubble in the Ubuntu primary brand color (co-designed by Canonical, the speech bubble was part of the design guidelines) |
| Aviation |  |
aircraft pilots, mechanics, and enthusiasts | An aircraft attitude indicator |
| Bicycles |  |
people who build and repair bicycles, people who train cycling, or commute on bicycles | A head tube badge |
| Biology |  |
biology researchers, academics, and students | A stylised DNA double-helix |
| Blender |  |
people who use Blender to create 3D graphics, animations, or games | The logo of the Blender software, but slightly changed to look like a speech bubble |
| Bricks |  |
LEGO® and building block enthusiasts | A 2x2 Lego brick, a very common piece that is in over 3,000 sets. Discussed here |
| Buddhism |  |
people practicing or interested in Buddhist philosophy, teaching, and practice | A Dharmachakra or Wheel of Dharma |
| Chemistry |  |
scientists, academics, teachers, and students in the field of chemistry | A ball-and-stick diagram of Benzene |
| Chess |  |
serious players and enthusiasts of chess | a rook (one of the chess pieces) |
| Chinese Language |  |
students, teachers, and linguists wanting to discuss the finer points of the Chinese language | |
| Christianity |  |
committed Christians, experts in Christianity and those interested in learning more | An encircled Western Christian cross |
| CiviCRM |  |
administrators and users of the CiviCRM Constituent Relationship Management software | |
| Code Golf |  |
programming puzzle enthusiasts and code golfers | An award medal |
| Code Review |  |
peer programmer code reviews | A magnifying glass looking at greeked code; the magnifying glass itself looks like a C and R, although some people see a Q, perhaps for “question” or “(code) quality” |
| Computer Science |  |
students, researchers and practitioners of computer science | a rooted binary tree |
| Constructed Languages |  |
designers and users of artificial or invented languages, consciously developed instead of having developed naturally | |
| Craft CMS |  |
administrators, end users, developers and designers for Craft CMS | |
| Cross Validated |  |
people interested in statistics, machine learning, data analysis, data mining, and data visualization | |
| Cryptography |  |
software developers, mathematicians and others interested in cryptography | Other than the letter C, it has elements of Lock, Key, Vault, Puzzle |
| Database Administrators |  |
database professionals who wish to improve their database skills and learn from others in the community | A UML-style symbol for a database |
| Drones and Model Aircraft |  |
experienced flyers, pilots, and builders of drones and model aircraft | UAV stands for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, an alternate term for the subject |
| Drupal Answers |  |
Drupal developers and administrators | A simplified Drupal logo |
| Electrical Engineering |  |
electronics and electrical engineering professionals, students, and enthusiasts | The circuit symbol for a diode |
| Emacs |  |
those using, extending or developing Emacs | |
| English Language & Usage |  |
linguists, etymologists, and serious English language enthusiasts | A cursive (old-style) ampersand |
| English Language Learners |  |
speakers of other languages learning English | a bookmark |
| ExpressionEngine® Answers |  |
administrators, end users, developers and designers for ExpressionEngine® CMS | |
| Game Development |  |
professional and independent game developers | Three cubes |
| Geographic Information Systems |  |
cartographers, geographers and GIS professionals | A compass |
| Graphic Design |  |
Graphic Design professionals, students, and enthusiasts | The logo represents the creation process of a logo itself, with sketch lines still being visible, circles, squares and triangles being the basic shapes of any graphic design |
| Hinduism |  |
followers of the Hindu religion and those interested in learning more about Hinduism | Om |
| Home Improvement |  |
contractors and serious DIYers | A cross-head screw |
| Information Security |  |
information security professionals | The shield represents defense; “the lion […] symbolizes strength and valor; the wings represent swiftness and protection” |
| Japanese Language |  |
students, teachers, and linguists wanting to discuss the finer points of the Japanese language | The first letter of the Japanese hiragana alphabet, which is the equivalent of the romanized letter A |
| Magento |  |
users of the Magento e-Commerce platform | |
| MathOverflow |  |
professional mathematicians | |
| Mathematica |  |
users of Wolfram Mathematica | |
| Mathematics |  |
math | visually represents 6 cubes, whereas the design was made by Jin discussed from this meta post. |
| Meta Stack Exchange |  |
meta-discussion of the Stack Exchange family of Q&A websites | An empty Stack Exchange logo |
| Mi Yodeya |  |
those who base their lives on Jewish law and tradition and anyone interested in learning more | Inspired by the Tree of Life, subtly includes the Star of David (a popular Jewish symbol), and a question mark (with the dot being the o of Yodeya) |
| Movies & TV |  |
movie and TV enthusiasts | Popcorn |
| Music: Practice & Theory |  |
musicians, students, and enthusiasts | Piano Keys |
| Network Engineering |  |
network engineers | |
| Personal Finance & Money |  |
people who want to be financially literate | A piggy-bank |
| Photography |  |
professional, enthusiast and amateur photographers | A Polaroid photograph |
| Physics |  |
active researchers, academics and students of physics | |
| Poker |  |
serious players and enthusiasts of poker | A club (card suit) |
| Puzzling |  |
those who create, solve, and study puzzles | Lock + Impossible Geometry; “Lock” represents riddle, mystery, and discovery; “Impossible Geometry” represents complexity, (almost) impossible to solve, mathematics |
| Quantum Computing |  |
engineers, scientists, programmers, and computing professionals interested in quantum computing | |
| Raspberry Pi |  |
users and developers of hardware and software for Raspberry Pi | |
| Role-playing Games |  |
gamemasters and players of tabletop, paper-and-pencil role-playing games | a 20-sided die |
| Salesforce |  |
Salesforce administrators, implementation experts, developers and anybody in-between | The Salesforce logo (a cloud with lots of connections inside) |
| Science Fiction & Fantasy |  |
science fiction and fantasy enthusiasts | A rune circle |
| Seasoned Advice |  |
professional and amateur chefs | A toque blanche (chef's white hat) |
| Server Fault |  |
server, networking, or related infrastructure administration | There is no meta post associated with this logo, so presumably, it represents a server rack. |
| SharePoint |  |
SharePoint enthusiasts | |
| Signal Processing |  |
practitioners of the art and science of signal, image and video processing | |
| Skeptics |  |
scientific skepticism | Based on Wikipedia's [citation needed] |
| Software Engineering |  |
professionals, academics, and students working within the systems development life cycle | A cup of coffee |
| Software Recommendations |  |
people seeking specific software recommendations | two symbols combined: a "cog (as a metaphor for software, tool, program or app) and compass (as a metaphor for guidance)" |
| Spanish Language |  |
linguists, teachers, students and Spanish language enthusiasts in general wanting to discuss the finer points of the language | the letter ñ, typically only found in Spanish |
| Stack Apps |  |
apps, scripts, and development with the Stack Exchange API | |
| スタック・オーバーフロー |  |
熱狂的でプロフェッショナルなプログラマーのためのQ&A | See Stack Overflow |
| Stack Overflow em Português |  |
Perguntas e respostas para programadores profissionais e entusiastas | See Stack Overflow |
| Stack Overflow en español |  |
Preguntas y respuestas para programadores y profesionales de la informática | See Stack Overflow |
| Stack Overflow на русском |  |
practical programming problems in Russian | Russian language version of Stack Overflow. To distinguish it from other versions, the logo background is set to Dark Blue. |
| Stack Overflow |  |
practical programming problems | A stack of papers overflowing from an in-tray |
| Stellar |  |
developers and users of Stellar and the Stellar Distributed Exchange | |
| Super User |  |
computer software and hardware | an ASCII-style face. |
| TeX - LaTeX |  |
TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, and related typesetting systems | A pair of braces, ubiquitous in the TeX world, represents a group, so the official logo {TEX} is a word play that means “TEX group”. The icon { } is a short form of that. |
| Tezos |  |
users, experts, and developers of the Tezos blockchain project | |
| The Workplace |  |
members of the workforce navigating the professional setting | An origami icon |
| Theoretical Computer Science |  |
theoretical computer scientists and researchers in related fields | a deterministic finite automaton |
| Travel |  |
travel-related questions | three overlapping pins as discussed in this meta post. |
| Unix & Linux |  |
users of Linux, FreeBSD and other Un*x-like operating systems | |
| User Experience |  |
user experience researchers and experts | a combination of the two letters “UX” with a star in the middle created using negative space. The star signifies excellence, which is what the field of UX strives to achieve in product design. |
| Veganism & Vegetarianism |  |
those committed to a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle and anyone interested in learning more | The "suitable for vegans" symbol |
| Web Applications |  |
power users of web applications | |
| Webmasters |  |
pro webmasters | |
| WordPress Development |  |
WordPress developers and administrators | The WordPress logo |
| Worldbuilding |  |
writers/artists using science, geography and culture to construct imaginary worlds and settings | An unfinished world represented by a primitive sphere; the coloring is taken from a scan of a brain during the act of imagining; the planetary ring was added to make it more distinguishable at smaller sizes |
