# What is the origin of "Keep Calm And..." ?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-keep-calm-and/734108
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [October 10, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-keep-calm-and/734108 "2015-10-10T01:20:17Z")
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### Author: ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-keep-calm-and/734108/1 "2015-10-10T01:20:17Z")

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I see this all over the place. There’s always a little crown logo over the text.

Do a Google Image Search for examples.

[Oh wait, let me link it for you.](https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1920&bih=964&q=Keep+Calm+and&oq=Keep+Calm+and&gs_l=img.12..0l10.3424.9123.0.11517.13.13.0.0.0.0.180.1704.0j13.13.0.ecynfh...0...1.1.64.img..0.13.1699.1lTPnNrJhx4)

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### Author: ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-keep-calm-and/734108/2 "2015-10-10T01:32:16Z")

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There were made up for the British people in WW II as Keep Calm and Carry On.

[http://www.keepcalmandcarryon.com/history/](http://www.keepcalmandcarryon.com/history/)

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### Author: ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-keep-calm-and/734108/3 "2015-10-10T01:35:36Z")

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It was a poster for WWII that the British government printed but then didn’t use. [Cite.](http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669199/the-surprising-origins-of-that-blasted-keep-calm-and-carry-on-graphic)[Way more detailed cite from the horse’s mouth.](https://history.blog.gov.uk/2014/06/27/keep-calm-and-carry-on-the-compromise-behind-the-slogan/)

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### Author: ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-keep-calm-and/734108/4 "2015-10-10T01:38:34Z")

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Thanks!