# 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 28, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-julia-have-an-unofficial-community-mascot-if-so-which-one/136826/44 "2026-04-28T11:38:24Z")

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> [@Tamas\_Papp](#):
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> Tux (Linux), Ferris (Rust), Octocat (Github), Wilber (Gimp), Xue (XFCE), the GNU wildebeast are all visually simple.

I would argue that the GNU wildebeest is not simple.

> [@Tamas\_Papp](#):
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> When the coffee mug becomes a conversation piece with a visitor to your office,

I would really start betting now that in a test with different coffee mugs showing, say, a penguin, a GNU wildebeest, and a [mantis shrimp](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-animal-for-julia/6322/120) design, the mantis shrimp might not fare bad in initiating curiosity. 😉

People may even forgive it being AI inspired.

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