The Happy Human is the international symbol of Humanism.

You can download versions of the original symbol at the bottom of this page.It is used around the world in various forms and flavours by national and local humanist organisations and by Humanists International.

History of the Happy Human

The symbol was chosen in a competition organised by the British Humanist Association in 1965. It was designed by Dennis Barrington.

Humanists UK used the original Happy Human (first known as the Happy Man) in its own logo for some years and encouraged use of the symbol around the world, either in its original form or tailored for individual organisations.

Here are just three examples;