# Does this symbol have a name and/or meaning?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 18, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-symbol-have-a-name-and-or-meaning/539846 "2010-05-18T00:44:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![D.E.S.K.Top668](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-symbol-have-a-name-and-or-meaning/539846/1 "2010-05-18T00:44:25Z")

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While coming home from work today, I saw a car with the following decal in its rear window; it looked like a six pointed “Star of David” but the inverted triangle was replaced by a heart shaped triangle. Is there any name and/or meaning behind this sign?

Thx in advance

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**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-symbol-have-a-name-and-or-meaning/539846/2 "2010-05-18T00:51:41Z")

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[This?](http://quizilla.teennick.com/user_images/B/BabyEvil/1095901830_efull_quiz.jpg)

It’s a “[heartagram](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartagram#Heartagram)”, symbol of the band HIM.

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**Author:** ![prettydorky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@prettydorky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prettydorky)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-symbol-have-a-name-and-or-meaning/539846/3 "2010-05-18T00:56:58Z")

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If you mean this: [http://www.skateparkoftampa.com/spot/productimages/1247mfgr.jpg](http://www.skateparkoftampa.com/spot/productimages/1247mfgr.jpg)

It originally was a symbol for the band HIM

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**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-symbol-have-a-name-and-or-meaning/539846/4 "2010-05-18T00:57:54Z")

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Whew, you got here just in time. Before anyone else! 😉

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**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-symbol-have-a-name-and-or-meaning/539846/5 "2010-05-18T11:32:21Z")

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If it was an actual star of david rather than a pentagram, Leonard Cohen used a similar image on his collection of poetry, ‘[Book of Mercy](http://www.amazon.com/Book-Mercy-Leonard-Cohen/dp/0771021828)’.

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**Author:** ![fighting\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-symbol-have-a-name-and-or-meaning/539846/6 "2010-05-18T11:41:53Z")

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Has the band “Him” ever toured with the “Who?”