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.

Hate on Display / Supreme White Alliance

ALTERNATE NAMES: SWA

Group Status: Legacy (the group is no longer active but some symbols may remain as tattoos, graffiti, etc.)

The Supreme White Alliance (SWA) was a hardcore racist skinhead gang based primarily in the Midwest until it died away in the late 2010s. The gang used a variety of symbols, often taking the form of shield tattoos.

One of the most common such symbols consists of a shield tattoo or patch containing a laurel wreath and the image of a dog or wolf, sometimes with the letters SWA. Typically, the image is in black, white and red - the colors of the Nazi flag.

Another common symbol is a shield or patch with the letters SWA, a Wolfsangel symbol, a triskele symbol and the number 43 (which is the sum of the alphanumeric equivalents of the letters S, W, and A added together).