Black Sun (symbol)

Also known as Schwarze Sonne, Sonnenrad

The Black Sun is a type of sun wheel symbol originating in Nazi Germany and later employed by neo-Nazis and other far-right individuals and groups. It first appeared in Nazi Germany as a design element in a castle at Wewelsburg, remodeled and expanded by the head of the Schutzstaffel (SS), Heinrich Himmler, which he intended to serve as the SS's center. The symbol appeared nowhere else in Nazi Germany. The symbol's design consists of twelve radial sig runes similar to those that made up the SS logo.