Editing Esperanto symbols (section)

== In popular culture ==
Most Esperantists continue to hold the ''verda stelo'' dear as a symbol of international or supranational solidarity (with the ''jubilea simbolo'' jokingly called ''la melono'' ('the melon') by some), though many also regard the preference of one symbol over another as a purely personal choice. At most Esperanto congresses, the flag, the star, and the ''jubilea simbolo'' can all be seen in use on displays or being worn as badges. Sometimes, Esperanto travelers will display the flag, wear a badge with one of the above symbols, or even wear green clothes, to make themselves known to other Esperanto speakers.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Stria |first1=Ida |title=Linguistic worldview in multilingual groups as an indicator of developing a communal identity : the case of Esperanto |journal=Etnolingwistyka. Problemy Języka I Kultury |date=2018 |volume=30 |page=215 |doi=10.17951/et.2018.30.215 |url=https://ispan.waw.pl/ireteslaw/bitstream/handle/20.500.12528/1621/Linguistic%20worldview%20in%20multilingual%20groups.pdf |access-date=13 March 2023 |quote="Many Esperantists display a habit of wearing t-shirts portraying Zamenhof and declaring knowledge of Esperanto"}}</ref>

On December 15, 2009, the ''Verda Stelo'' flew on the [[Google]] home search page "Google" logo to mark [[L. L. Zamenhof]]'s 150th birthday. The flag flew on a flagstaff consisting of the "L" in the [[Web search engine|search]]-company's name.<ref>{{Cite web|title=150th Birthday of LL Zamenhof|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/150th-birthday-of-ll-zamenhof/|access-date=2020-08-30|website=Google|language=en}}</ref>