<p>The very first icon (created by Satoshi) is visible here:<br>
<a href="https://bitcointalk.org/oldSiteFiles/images/screen3.png" rel="noreferrer">https://bitcointalk.org/oldSiteFiles/images/screen3.png</a></p>

<p>Satoshi later updated this using the B with two vertical strokes<br>
<a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.0" rel="noreferrer">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.0</a><br>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/jVz22.png" rel="noreferrer">https://i.sstatic.net/jVz22.png</a></p>

<p>He never posted much about <em>why</em> he chose this symbol. It was not in use before Satoshi put it in the logo.</p>

<p>The current Bitcoin-Qt logo was created by bitboy:<br>
<a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0" rel="noreferrer">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0</a></p>

<p>This logo replaced Satoshi's old one when the bitcoin.org GUI was rewritten from wxwidgets to Qt by Wladimir van der Laan. I don't think there was much discussion about it.</p>

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<p>I am looking for informations about the authors of the current symbol used for Bitcoin. I am also interested about any brand design explainations such as graphic guidelines, and the way this symbol was adopted (contest, vote, imposition…). As a supporter of the symbol <a href="http://www.ecogex.com/bitcoin/" rel="nofollow">Ƀ</a>, I am not sure this choice was right.</p>

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Current Bitcoin symbol: Who designed it, when and why?
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# Current Bitcoin symbol: Who designed it, when and why?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-01-06)

I am looking for informations about the authors of the current symbol used for Bitcoin. I am also interested about any brand design explainations such as graphic guidelines, and the way this symbol was adopted (contest, vote, imposition…). As a supporter of the symbol [Ƀ](http://www.ecogex.com/bitcoin/), I am not sure this choice was right.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-01-07. Score: 6

The very first icon (created by Satoshi) is visible here:  
<https://bitcointalk.org/oldSiteFiles/images/screen3.png>

Satoshi later updated this using the B with two vertical strokes  
<https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64.0>  
<https://i.sstatic.net/jVz22.png>

He never posted much about *why* he chose this symbol. It was not in use before Satoshi put it in the logo.

The current Bitcoin-Qt logo was created by bitboy:  
<https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0>

This logo replaced Satoshi's old one when the bitcoin.org GUI was rewritten from wxwidgets to Qt by Wladimir van der Laan. I don't think there was much discussion about it.

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> **username_2**: The links are broken.  

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