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.
The number 12 is a numeric symbol for Aryan Brotherhood-named racist prison gangs (as are the numbers 1 and 2 separately), especially the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas. Substituting letters for numbers, 12 equals AB, i.e., Aryan Brotherhood. Sometimes the number 12 is written in Roman numerals, as I and II or as XII. From this basic numeric symbol, a number of variants have emerged, such as 112% for "100% Aryan Brotherhood," 126 for "Aryan Brotherhood Forever," or 1-2-20 for "Aryan Brotherhood of Texas."
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