Editing Ido (section)

==Symbols of Ido==

[[File:Jankó-stelo (blue).svg|thumb|An Ido-Stelo]]

The [[:io:Ido-stelo|Ido star]] or [[Paul von Jankó|Jankó]] star is the main symbol of Ido. It is a six pointed star, with the points representing Ido's six source languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Russian. Alternatively, the six points represent the six [[continents]] (excluding Antarctica). The emblem was originally a six pointed white star on a circular blue background, consisting of two concentric, equilateral triangles, with one vertically flipped. However, this was soon changed due to the similarity it presented with the [[Star of David]], since a true [[international auxiliary language]] should not have religious affiliations.

After a search to find an appropriate new symbol, the [[Uniono por la Linguo Internaciona Ido|Ido-Akademio]] decided on the current Ido symbol, created by their secretary, [[Paul von Jankó]] (hence the alternative name the Jankó star). The current Ido Star is a [[Concave polygon|concave]] [[Isotoxal figure|isotoxal]] [[hexagon]], with a vertically flipped equilateral triangle overlaid on top.