# Should Julia have an unofficial community mascot? If so, which one?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-julia-have-an-unofficial-community-mascot-if-so-which-one/136826>\
**Category:** Community\
**Tags:** marketing, branding, animals\
**Created:** [April 22, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-julia-have-an-unofficial-community-mascot-if-so-which-one/136826 "2026-04-22T10:37:28Z")\
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> [@Tamas\_Papp](#):
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> Clarifying question: as long as it is _unofficial_, why do people have to coordinate at all?

Thanks for the question. I wrote “unofficial” intentionally:

1. Whatever comes out of this poll cannot make anything an official Julia mascot. Stating that up front lowers the stakes and the implications of participation.
2. If the community converges informally on something over time, that could in principle evolve further later — but only if there is clear interest in that.
3. Rust’s “Ferris” shows that a mascot does not have to be official in order to become distinctive, recognizable, and persistent.

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