All the symbols depicted in the hate symbols database must be evaluated in the context in which they appear. Few symbols represent just one idea or are used exclusively by one group. For example, 100% is often used as an amount or an expression and it is also used by some white supremacists as shorthand for "100% white." Similarly, other symbols in this database may be significant to people who are not extreme or racist. The descriptions here point out significant multiple meanings but may not be able to relay every possible meaning of a particular symbol.
White supremacists in the United States and elsewhere, particularly neo-Nazis and racist skinheads, often use German words or phrases or create German-like equivalents of English words and phrases. Some of the terms derive from the Third Reich, while others are more modern in origin. Common examples include phrases such as "Weiss Macht" or "Weisser Macht" (White Power), "Weiss Junge" or "Weisser Junge" (White Youth), "Blut und Ehre" (Blood and Honor), "Meine Ehre Heisst Treue" (My Honor is Loyalty), "Blut und Boden" (Blood and Soil), and various combinations of words such as "Stolz" (Proud/Pride), "Macht" (Power), "Kraft" (Strength), "Treue" (Loyalty), "Sieg" (Victory), "Krieg" (War), "Landser" (Soldier), "Mut" (Bravery), "Stark" ("Strong"), "Blut" (Blood), "Weiss" (White), and so forth.
The reverse can also occur, with American extremists using English versions of far-right slogans that originated in Germany.
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