indian government Logo

Logo

indian government logo

About indian government

Black-and-white, high-contrast line-art of the Ashoka Lion Capital: three stylised lion heads standing back-to-back (three visible) with detailed manes above a carved cylindrical plinth. The plinth shows a central circular wheel (Ashoka Chakra) and a low-relief frieze with stylised animals on either side.

Beneath the emblem is a single line of Devanagari text reading "सत्यमेव जयते". The overall treatment is heraldic and engraving-like, with dense black strokes on a white background and no additional colours or gradients.

What's in it: lion wheel (chakra) stylised animals on frieze (low-relief)

Shapes: three-headed lion figure circular wheel (chakra) cylindrical/plinth base horizontal wordmark line

Style: heraldic emblem line-art monochrome engraving-style traditional

Text in logo: सत्यमेव जयते

Evokes official/state authority and sovereignty; lions suggest power and courage while the central wheel suggests order/motion (Dharma).

Colors

Extracted from the image. How we pick the colors →

Black

#000000 · primary

White

#FFFFFF · secondary

indian government Logo History

Adapted from the Lion Capital of Ashoka from Sarnath (circa 3rd century BCE). This motif was adopted as the State Emblem of India and has been used in official capacity since the Republic's foundation (conventionally dated 26 January 1950).