London Underground roundel

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corporate identity element symbol trademark transport logo

The London Underground roundel is the iconic red circle crossed by a blue bar symbol that serves as the instantly recognizable logo of the London Underground transit system.

Aliases (7)

London Underground corporate identity ×2
Tramlink roundel ×2
Bus stop roundel ×1
Elizabeth line roundel ×1
London Buses roundel ×1
London Overground roundel ×1
TfL roundel ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	corporate identity element → symbol → trademark → transport logo →
appliesTo	Docklands Light Railway → Elizabeth line → Emirates Air Line cable car → London Buses → London Overground → London River Services → London Underground network → Tramlink →
basedOn	earlier bar-and-disc symbol →
country	United Kingdom →
designedFor	London Underground stations →
hasColor	blue → red → white →
hasComponent	blue horizontal bar → red ring →
hasShape	circle →
hasText	UNDERGROUND →
hasVariant	Docklands Light Railway roundel → Elizabeth line roundel → London Buses roundel → London Overground roundel → Tramlink roundel →
inception	early 20th century →
language	English →
locatedIn	London →
notableFor	iconic status → instant recognizability → use in graphic design →
owner	Transport for London →
partOf	London Underground corporate identity → Transport for London branding →
usedBy	London Underground → Transport for London →
usedFor	branding → maps → publicity materials → station signage → wayfinding →
usedOn	merchandise → official publications → rolling stock → tickets → timetables →
writingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
London Underground roundel ("London Overground roundel") → London Underground roundel ("Elizabeth line roundel") → London Underground roundel ("Tramlink roundel") → London Underground roundel ("London Buses roundel") → Tube roundel ("Tramlink roundel") → Tube roundel ("Bus stop roundel") →	hasVariant
Euston Underground station → Green Park Underground station → Hyde Park Corner Underground station →	mapSymbol
Tube roundel →	alsoKnownAs
Johnston typeface →	associatedWith
Mansion House Underground station →	hasMapSymbol
Gloucester Road tube station →	hasSymbol
Johnston typeface ("London Underground corporate identity") →	influenced
Transport for London ("TfL roundel") →	logoImage
London Underground roundel ("London Underground corporate identity") →	partOf
South Kensington tube station →	symbol
London Underground →	uses