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==Logos and uniforms==
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|File:Buffalo Braves Logo, 1972–1978.png|{{center|Primary logo, red and blue version, 1972 to 1978}}
|Buffalo Braves (black and orange varient) logo.svg|{{center|Primary logo, black and orange version, 1972 to 1978}}
|File:Los Angeles Clippers Logo, 1979-1982.png|{{center|Primary logo, 1979 to 1982}}
|File:Los Angeles Clippers Logo, 1983-1984.png|{{center|Primary logo, 1983 to 1984}}
|File:Los Angeles Clippers Logo, 1985-2010.png|{{center|Primary logo, 1985 to 2010}}
|File:Los Angeles Clippers Logo, 2011-2015.png|{{center|Primary logo, 2011 to 2015}}
|File:Los Angeles Clippers Logo, 2015-2024.png|{{center|Primary logo, 2015 to 2024}}
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When the Braves franchise moved to San Diego and renamed the Clippers, they retained the baby blue base on their uniforms, but replaced black with orange trim. A series of [[nautical flags]] which spelled "Clippers" adorned each side of the shorts. The team's original logo featured a large baby blue circle enclosing a small orange circle to represent Southern California's sunny climate and three white sails to represent a [[clipper]].<ref name=clipperslogos>{{cite web|title=How the Clippers' logo evolved, from Buffalo to San Diego to Los Angeles|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/los-angeles-clippers-new-logo-history-buffalo-braves-san-diego-steve-ballmer-donald-sterling/8chd9mwern1lwm9zck15o7x|author=Todd Radom|publisher=Sporting News|website=SportingNews.com|date=April 21, 2015|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=February 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206160457/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/los-angeles-clippers-new-logo-history-buffalo-braves-san-diego-steve-ballmer-donald-sterling/8chd9mwern1lwm9zck15o7x|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=sdclippers>{{cite web|title=Ranking Clippers Jerseys (San Diego edition)|url=https://www.clipsnation.com/2020/3/26/21187220/clippers-jerseys-nba-news|author=Blake Harris|publisher=SB Nation|website=ClippersNation.com|date=March 26, 2020|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=April 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401071427/https://www.clipsnation.com/2020/3/26/21187220/clippers-jerseys-nba-news|url-status=live}}</ref> The "three sails" logo was later reused by the Clippers' G League team upon relocating from Ontario to San Diego in 2024.<ref name=GLeagueSanDiego/>
 
In a foreshadowing move, the Clippers redesigned their logo and uniforms during the 1982–83 season. This set, which the team carried over upon moving to Los Angeles in 1984, replaced baby blue and orange with royal blue and red. The uniforms featured a royal blue base and red trim and were emblazoned with the team name in front; the "C" in the word "Clippers" was enlarged in the same manner as the logo.<ref name=laclippers80s>{{cite web|title=Ranking Clippers Jerseys (1984-2000)|url=https://www.clipsnation.com/2020/3/28/21187221/clippers-jerseys-news-nba|author=Blake Harris|publisher=SB Nation|website=ClippersNation.com|date=March 28, 2020|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207074815/https://www.clipsnation.com/2020/3/28/21187221/clippers-jerseys-news-nba|url-status=live}}</ref> Most notably, "San Diego" was removed from the away jerseys and replaced with the same "Clippers" wordmark from the home jerseys. The Clippers also wore red uniforms on a number of occasions in 1984. The logo was now a generic moving white basketball with red lines superimposed over the full team name, which the team used until 2015, albeit with some tweaks to the design.<ref name=clipperslogos/>

In 1987, the Clippers uniforms changed to a set that remained mostly intact until 2010. Red became the base color while blue was relegated to trim color. On the home white uniform, the team name was written in script lettering, while on the road red uniform, the city name in script was used. Later on, the road uniforms replaced the city name with the team name, and blue numerals were replaced with white numerals.<ref name=laclippers80s/> Before the 2000–01 season, the Clippers made slight changes to their uniform, adding the interlocking "LAC" logo on the neckline and gaining thicker contrasting stripes and bolder numerals. Later on, the Clippers unveiled a blue alternate uniform which spelled the city name in red with white trim.<ref name=laclippers00s>{{cite web|title=Ranking Clippers Jerseys (2000-2014)|url=https://www.clipsnation.com/2020/4/9/21187223/clippers-jerseys-uniforms-nba-news|author=Blake Harris|publisher=SB Nation|website=ClippersNation.com|date=April 9, 2020|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611083800/https://www.clipsnation.com/2020/4/9/21187223/clippers-jerseys-uniforms-nba-news|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2010, the Clippers changed their uniforms, adjusting the stripes and letters. The white uniforms featured the team name in blue and the numerals in red, while the red uniforms were emblazoned with the city name in white and numerals in blue. Later on, the Clippers added a blue alternate uniform and a sleeved baby blue alternate uniform; both designs featured the city name in white and numerals in red.<ref name=laclippers00s/>

On June 18, 2015, the Los Angeles Clippers unveiled its new brand identity. The club's primary logo features a basketball in the shape of a compass, with the club's "LAC" monogram situated in the middle. Below that is the club's wordmark logo in black, with the two curved lines below the wordmark symbolizing the horizon of the ocean, which the club says it alludes to its nautical roots. The team also unveiled its new home and away uniforms, which kept the design template from the previous uniforms. The home white uniform features the club's wordmark logo in black across the front. The away red uniform features the club's "LAC" monogram across the right breast, with the player's jersey number across the left breast.<ref>{{cite news|title=Next Era of Clippers Basketball Launches With New Logo and Brand Identity|url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/next-era-clippers-basketball-launches-new-logo-and-brand-identity|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Clippers.com|date=June 17, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2017|quote=The L.A. Clippers new visual identity is a symbolic turning of the page to the next era of Clippers basketball. The primary logo retains the legacy colors of red, white and blue as a tribute to the Clippers faithful, while adding black to provide a modern edge|archive-date=January 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115044738/https://www.nba.com/clippers/next-era-clippers-basketball-launches-new-logo-and-brand-identity|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="GearUpLA" />

[[File:LA Clippers wordmark 2015–2024.png|thumb|left|The Clippers' wordmark logo, used from 2015 to 2024.<ref name="GearUpLA">{{cite web|title=GearUpLA|url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/gearupla|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Clippers.com|date=June 18, 2015|access-date=July 22, 2015|archive-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301154126/https://www.nba.com/clippers/GearUpLA|url-status=live}}</ref>]]
The Clippers introduced an alternate black uniform intended to celebrate downtown Los Angeles on November 6, 2015. The uniform keeps the design template from the previous uniform, and features the club's primary logo without the wordmark.<ref>{{cite press release|title=L.A. Clippers Announce DTLAC: Saturday Night Series Celebrating Downtown Los Angeles|url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/la-clippers-announce-dtlac-saturday-night-series-celebrating-downtown-los-angeles|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Clippers.com|date=November 6, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2016|archive-date=May 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528024620/https://www.nba.com/clippers/la-clippers-announce-dtlac-saturday-night-series-celebrating-downtown-los-angeles|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Clippers unveiled their new [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] Association (white) and Icon (team color) uniform designs on August 11, 2017.<ref>{{cite press release|last=Ibarra|first=Joseph|title=Press Release: L.A. Clippers Unveil 2017–18 Nike Uniforms|url=https://www.nba.com/clippers/press-release-la-clippers-unveil-2017-18-nike-uniforms|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Clippers.com|date=August 11, 2017|access-date=December 14, 2018|archive-date=December 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216035638/https://www.nba.com/clippers/press-release-la-clippers-unveil-2017-18-nike-uniforms|url-status=live}}</ref> The home and road designations were dropped, and the team replaced its seldom-used road red uniform with a new blue "Icon" uniform that resembles the white "Association" uniform, which dropped the black accents. The black alternate (a.k.a. Statement uniform) was also retained. All three sets featured updated numeral and letter fonts.

A fourth uniform option, the City uniform, was later unveiled. For the 2017–18 season, the Clippers brought back the classic San Diego baby blue and orange scheme for their first City uniform, including the nautical flags which spell the acronym "LAC".<ref>{{cite web|title=Behind the Design: LA Clippers City Edition Jersey|url=https://www.nba.com/clippers/behind-design-la-clippers-city-edition-jerseys|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Clippers.com|date=March 15, 2018|access-date=September 5, 2020}}</ref> The next season, the Clippers wore navy blue City uniforms to commemorate the team's 35th season in Los Angeles, as well as to pay tribute to the [[1984 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=Clippers Celebrate 35th Season in L.A. With New Nike City Edition Jersey|url=https://www.nba.com/clippers/clippers-celebrate-35th-season-la-new-nike-city-edition-jersey|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Clippers.com|date=November 8, 2018|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309152809/https://www.nba.com/clippers/clippers-celebrate-35th-season-la-new-nike-city-edition-jersey|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2019–20 season, the Clippers donned white City uniforms with black letters and "Los Angeles" in [[Old English font]] as a tribute to Los Angeles' street culture.<ref>{{cite press release|title=L.A. Clippers Unveil New Nike City Edition Jersey and Court|url=https://www.nba.com/clippers/la-clippers-unveil-new-nike-city-edition-jersey-and-court|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Clippers.com|date=November 22, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202103133/https://www.nba.com/clippers/la-clippers-unveil-new-nike-city-edition-jersey-and-court|url-status=live}}</ref> The Clippers kept most of the same design for the 2020–21 "City" uniform, this time with a black base.<ref>{{cite press release|title=LA Clippers Unveil 2020-21 Nike City Edition Uniform|url=https://www.nba.com/clippers/news/la-clippers-unveil-2020-21-nike-city-edition-uniform|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Clippers.com|date=December 1, 2020|access-date=December 5, 2020|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202082712/https://www.nba.com/clippers/news/la-clippers-unveil-2020-21-nike-city-edition-uniform|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2021–22 "City" uniform saw the Clippers incorporate various uniform styles from the past, including the baby blue and orange of the Buffalo/San Diego era, the "Clippers" script from 1987 to 2015, and the three sails motif from the 2017–18 "City" uniform.<ref>{{citation|title=2021-2022 CITY EDITION MOMENTS MIXTAPE|url=https://www.nba.com/clippers/cityedition|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Clippers.com|access-date=November 6, 2021|archive-date=November 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106055216/https://www.nba.com/clippers/cityedition|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 2022–23 season, the Clippers wore black "City" uniforms as homage to the [[Drew League]], a summer tournament in Los Angeles that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023. The white "Los Angeles" script was surrounded by a mosaic inspired by the [[Watts Towers]].<ref>{{citation|title=Los Angeles Clippers 22/23 City Edition Uniform: "No excuse. Just produce"|url=https://www.nba.com/news/los-angeles-clippers-city-edition|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|access-date=November 10, 2022|archive-date=November 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111031602/https://www.nba.com/news/los-angeles-clippers-city-edition|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 2023–24 "City" uniform featured the shortened nickname "Clips" in a font based on the team's 1978–1983 logo. The mostly navy uniform was designed by local artist Jonas Wood, who drew inspiration from the city's love for basketball.<ref>{{citation|title=LA Clippers 2023-24 City Edition Uniform: LA X Jonas Wood|url=https://www.nba.com/news/la-clippers-2023-24-city-edition-uniform-la-x-jonas-wood|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|access-date=November 17, 2023|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117031755/https://www.nba.com/news/la-clippers-2023-24-city-edition-uniform-la-x-jonas-wood|url-status=live}}</ref> A light Pacific blue and black colorway was used as part of the 2024–25 "City" uniform.<ref>{{citation|title=LA Clippers 2024-25 City Edition Uniform: For the culture|url=https://www.nba.com/news/la-clippers-2024-25-city-edition-uniform|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|access-date=November 15, 2024}}</ref>

After reaching the [[2020 NBA playoffs]], the Clippers were rewarded with an "Earned" uniform for the 2020–21 season. The uniform essentially recreated the team's "Icon" uniform, but had a grey base with thick white stripes, and red and blue were relegated to the arm piping.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Nike Earned Edition Jersey: LA Clippers|url=https://www.nba.com/news/nike-earned-edition-jersey-la-clippers|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|date=March 6, 2021|access-date=March 28, 2021|archive-date=March 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315201419/https://www.nba.com/news/nike-earned-edition-jersey-la-clippers|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 2022–23 season, the Clippers updated their black "Statement" uniforms, replacing the "LAC" logo with the "Los Angeles" script first used in their 2019–20 and 2020–21 "City" uniforms. The three sails motif from the 2017–18 and 2021–22 "City" uniforms was also added.<ref>{{citation|title=Clippers unveil new Statement Edition uniform for 2022-23|url=https://www.nba.com/news/clippers-unveil-new-statement-edition-uniform-for-2022-23|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|date=September 30, 2022|access-date=October 1, 2022|archive-date=September 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930164014/https://www.nba.com/news/clippers-unveil-new-statement-edition-uniform-for-2022-23|url-status=live}}</ref>

Starting with the 2024–25 season, the Clippers unveiled modern versions of the script uniforms they previously wore from 1987 to 2015. The logo now featured a stylized clipper ship surrounding a navy blue "C" in a white circle and Pacific blue outline, with pointed marks inspired by a compass and a basketball silhouette on the hull. The "Association" white uniform featured the modernized script "Clippers" wordmark in navy blue with red numbers. The "Icon" navy blue uniform featured the aforementioned "Clippers" script in red with white numbers, and the red "Statement" uniform featured a stacked script "Los Angeles" wordmark in navy blue with white numbers, along with nautical flags that spell "LAC" on the navy blue stripe.<ref name="LAClippersNewLook" /><ref name="NewLAClippersBrand" />