# What does this symbol mean? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 31, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/783440 "2017-03-31T19:31:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/783440/1 "2017-03-31T19:31:35Z")
Google is displaying a doodle today that was submitted by a teenage girl as part of a contest. The doodle is a group of young people representing different groups. They’re wearing t-shirts with symbols representing different religions and sexual orientations. I recognize most of the symbols but one of them is **e=** which I don’t know. What does this symbolize? [Here’s a link to the image.](https://www.cnet.com/news/google-doodle-winner-dreams-of-a-future-with-peace-diversity/) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/783440/2 "2017-03-31T19:34:50Z")
My first thought is Euler’s number, but that’s not a religion. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/783440/3 "2017-03-31T19:36:31Z")
I don’t know for sure but maybe it stands for equality. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/783440/4 "2017-03-31T19:38:59Z")
I think it’s a version of “E for Equality”, a proposed [universal logo for human rights](https://www.humanrightslogo.net/en/submission/e-equality). ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/783440/5 "2017-03-31T20:09:40Z")
I just assumed that he was a scientist (e=mc2), and represented non-religious people. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/783440/6 "2017-03-31T20:23:53Z")
Good to know that Google will be accepted in tomorrow’s egalitarian society. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/783440/7 "2017-04-01T02:39:26Z")
All billionaires and evil tentacle-corps are created equal. It’s right there in their handbook. Ohhh, you meant equality with the rest of us?!? Sorry. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/783440/8 "2017-04-01T07:54:49Z")
I think she added e because the symbols roughly spell out GOOGLE. = didnt look much like E, and E didnt strongly indicate equality. So she put e= G for Gay is also contrived by her. Maybe she meant G for googlians. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/783440/9 "2017-04-01T18:22:33Z")
I automatically assumed the e= stood for equality. I couldn’t figure out the G. I guess it’s to spell out Google and upthread someone said gay, so I guess it is a little forced but the whole spells google. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/783440/10 "2017-04-01T19:31:03Z")
The G is also a rainbow so the LGBT connection is pretty clear. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/783440/11 "2017-04-03T02:53:07Z")
The G is a minimalized version of the [Google Gayglers logo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayglers) that moves the rainbow to the G, to fit the new branding. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/783440/12 "2017-04-03T03:10:29Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > I just assumed that he was a scientist (e=mc2), and represented non-religious people. This is what I assumed. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/783440/13 "2017-04-03T03:41:25Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > The G is a minimalized version of the [Google Gayglers logo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayglers) that moves the rainbow to the G, to fit the new branding. Accidentally left out the word “probably” here.