# 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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**Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 6:51am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-julia-have-an-unofficial-community-mascot-if-so-which-one/136826/25 "2026-04-24T06:51:12Z")

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> [@giordano](#):
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> [Why Julia - Meet Dispatch](https://miguelraz.github.io/blog/dispatch/)

Cute pun, but to me a walkie-talkie still feels more like a **single-dispatch device** with extra knobs than a true multiple-dispatch mascot.

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