Editing Esperantujo (section)

=== Symbols ===
{{See also|Esperanto symbols}}
[[File:Flag of Esperanto.svg|thumb|[[Flag of Esperanto]]]]
The [[flag of Esperanto]] is called ''Verda Flago'' (Green Flag). It consists of:
* a rectangular shape, officially with a 2:3 ratio.
* a green field, where the green color symbolizes hope. There is no indication that any "official" color was ever chosen. The shade used varies in different sources, yet the color {{Color|#009900|009900}} is most often used.
* a white, square [[Canton (flag)|canton]] (upper hoist quarter), measuring exactly half the hoist, where the white color symbolizes peace and neutrality.
* in the canton, a green five-pointed [[Star (heraldry)|star]] known as ''Verda Stelo'' (Green Star), which symbolizes the five continents.

The anthem is called ''La Espero'' since 1891: it is a poem written by [[L. L. Zamenhof]]. The song is usually sung to the triumphal march composed by [[Félicien Menu de Ménil]] in 1909.

The Jubilee symbol represents the language internally, while the flag represents the Esperanto movement.{{Dubious|date=September 2020|reason=Statement is oddly general for such a decentralized movement.}} It contains the Latin letter E (Esperanto) and the Cyrillic letter Э (Эсперанто) symbolizing the unification of West and East. The Jubilee symbol has been controversial, with some Esperantists derisively calling it "the melon."

In addition, Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof, the initiator of the language, is often used as a symbol. Sometimes he is even called "Uncle Zam", referring to the cartoon incarnation of American [[Uncle Sam]].