do you know what's the difference between fylfot and hakenkreuz?

fylfot (swastika) and hakenkreuz are one of the ancient symbols. they look the same but each of them have a lot big differences.

Fylfot / Swastika

greek cross, with the arms cranked at 90 degrees. the ends pointing anti-clockwise. an ancient symbol associated with good fortune and the sun, called swastika.


Hakenkreuz



like the fylfot or swastika, but the cranked arms pointing clockwise. anciently associated with misfortune and drak forces. it was used by the National Socialist German Worker party (NAZI).



(taken from "Dictionary of Architecture" by James Stevens Curl, 2005)