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 |  |
videogames and videogame consoles | The Iconic ship from the game Galaga |
| Artificial Intelligence |  |
artificial intelligence | A fingerprint, possibly related to biometrics authentication, a common application of AI |
| Ask Different |  |
Apple hardware or software | the Command key found on Mac keyboards |
| Ask Patents |  |
finding Prior Art on dangerous and overly broad US Patent Applications before they become issued Patents | |
| 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 |  |
aviation | An aircraft attitude indicator |
| Bicycles |  |
bicycles and bicycling | A head tube badge |
| Biology |  |
biology | A stylised DNA double-helix |
| Blender |  |
blender | The logo of the Blender software, but slightly changed to look like a speech bubble |
| Bricks |  |
LEGO bricks and compatible building systems | A 2x2 Lego brick, a very common piece that is in over 3,000 sets. Discussed here |
| Buddhism |  |
Buddhist philosophy, teaching, and practice | A Dharmachakra or Wheel of Dharma |
| Chemistry |  |
chemistry | A ball-and-stick diagram of Benzene |
| Chess |  |
chess | a rook (one of the chess pieces) |
| Chinese Language |  |
the Chinese language | 「漢」 The first character of the name for the Chinese script「漢字」or Chinese language「漢語」 |
| Christianity |  |
Christianity | An encircled Western Christian cross |
| CiviCRM |  |
CiviCRM | An adaptation of the CiviCRM logo |
| Code Golf |  |
coding challenges and solutions | 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 |  |
computer science | a rooted binary tree |
| Constructed Languages |  |
constructed languages | The ISO 639-5 code for constructed languages |
| Craft CMS |  |
Craft CMS | The Craft CMS logo |
| Cross Validated |  |
statistics | Inspired by k-fold cross-validation |
| Cryptography |  |
cryptography and cryptanalysis | Other than the letter C, it has elements of Lock, Key, Vault, Puzzle |
| Database Administrators |  |
databases | A UML-style symbol for a database |
| Drones and Model Aircraft |  |
drones and model aircraft | UAV stands for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, an alternate term for the subject |
| Drupal Answers |  |
Drupal | A simplified Drupal logo |
| Electrical Engineering |  |
electronics design | The circuit symbol for a diode |
| Emacs |  |
Emacs | The letter e encapsulated in parentheses |
| English Language & Usage |  |
English language and usage | A cursive (old-style) ampersand |
| English Language Learners |  |
learning the English language | a bookmark |
| ExpressionEngine® Answers |  |
ExpressionEngine | "... an icon mark, which reflect[s] the idea of a construction project: you always start with a plan or a schematic (the outlined E) of how something needs to be built. Then, as the project is finished, the final form (solid E) is what is seen by people for all time." |
| Game Development |  |
game development | Three cubes |
| Geographic Information Systems |  |
GIS | A compass |
| Graphic Design |  |
graphic design | 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 |  |
Hindu religion | Om |
| Home Improvement |  |
home improvement | A cross-head screw |
| Information Security |  |
Information security | The shield represents defense; “the lion […] symbolizes strength and valor; the wings represent swiftness and protection” |
| Islam |  |
Islam | The Kaaba, a holy site in Islam |
| Japanese Language |  |
the Japanese language | The first letter of the Japanese hiragana alphabet, which is the equivalent of the romanized letter A (meta post proposing it) |
| Magento |  |
the Magento e-Commerce platform | "...logo which captures the essence of Magento's logo, but is still unique to the community." |
| MathOverflow |  |
research level mathematics | A minimized version of the full logo, which consists of the name of the site with a visual indication of “overflow” |
| Mathematica |  |
Mathematica | Inspired by Wolfram’s Mathematica logo, but modified due to copyright reasons |
| Mathematics |  |
math | visually represents 6 cubes, whereas the design was made by Jin discussed from this meta post. |
| Meta Stack Exchange |  |
the software that powers the Stack Exchange network | An empty Stack Exchange logo |
| Mi Yodeya |  |
Judaism | 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 |  |
Movies and Television | Popcorn |
| Music: Practice & Theory |  |
music practice, performance, composition, technique, theory, or history | Piano Keys |
| Network Engineering |  |
network engineering | Symbol for a router |
| Personal Finance & Money |  |
money or personal finance | A piggy-bank |
| Photography |  |
photography | A Polaroid photograph |
| Physics |  |
physics, astronomy and astrophysics | The "Mexican Hat" potential |
| Poker |  |
poker | A club (card suit) |
| Puzzling |  |
creating, solving, and studying puzzles | Lock + Impossible Geometry; “Lock” represents riddle, mystery, and discovery; “Impossible Geometry” represents complexity, (almost) impossible to solve, mathematics |
| Quantum Computing |  |
quantum computing and quantum information | Logo with no discernible connection to quantum computing, adopted with no consultation with the community. (Possibly related to the logo of Strangeworks, the sponsor of the site.) Replacement proposals are being discussed. |
| Raspberry Pi |  |
Raspberry Pi | Based on the Raspberry Pi logo; “Raspberry which symbolizes community roots and the device which is a foundation for everything you build [and] Circuit boards which are the main theme of the site” |
| Role-playing Games |  |
role-playing games | a 20-sided die |
| Salesforce |  |
anything Salesforce related | The Salesforce logo (a cloud with lots of connections inside) |
| Science Fiction & Fantasy |  |
science fiction and fantasy | A rune circle |
| Seasoned Advice |  |
food and cooking | 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 | The nodes represent the six functions. The cube formed by the nodes and the connecting lines convey the idea that SharePoint is a whole service package. The flow bounded inside of the cube also forms an "S." |
| Signal Processing |  |
the theory and applications of analog and digital signal processing, image processing and computer vision | A wave sign |
| Skeptics |  |
challenging unreferenced notable claims, pseudoscience and biased results | Based on Wikipedia's [citation needed] |
| Software Engineering |  |
software development | A cup of coffee. Essential part of every software engineer life. |
| Software Recommendations |  |
detailed software recommendations for specific purposes | two symbols combined: a "cog (as a metaphor for software, tool, program or app) and compass (as a metaphor for guidance)" |
| Spanish Language |  |
the Spanish language | the letter ñ, typically only found in Spanish |
| Stack Apps |  |
apps, scripts, and development with the Stack Exchange API | A gear |
| スタック・オーバーフロー |  |
プログラミング | See Stack Overflow |
| Stack Overflow em Português |  |
programação | See Stack Overflow |
| Stack Overflow en español |  |
programación, desarrollo y uso de software | See Stack Overflow |
| Stack Overflow на русском |  |
программированию и системному администрированию | See Stack Overflow |
| Stack Overflow |  |
programming | A stack of papers overflowing from an in-tray |
| Stellar |  |
Stellar | The official currency code for the Stellar Lumen (see Tezos for reference) |
| 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 |  |
Tezos | The official currency code of Tezos. |
| The Workplace |  |
the workplace and other career-related topics | An origami letter O |
| Theoretical Computer Science |  |
research-level questions in theoretical computer science | a deterministic finite automaton |
| Travel |  |
travel-related questions | three overlapping pins as discussed in this meta post. |
| Unix & Linux |  |
Linux, FreeBSD and other Un*x-like operating systems | U and L, short for Unix and Linux |
| User Experience |  |
user experience | 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 |  |
vegan and vegetarian lifestyle | The "suitable for vegans" symbol |
| Web Applications |  |
web applications | |
| Webmasters |  |
the operation of websites | |
| WordPress Development |  |
theme and plugin development, development and management best practices and server configuration for WordPress | The WordPress logo |
| Worldbuilding |  |
worldbuilding | 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 |
