If you ever used to play that logo guessing game it's likely the Vans logo was one you instantly recognised but it may hold another meaning you may've not clocked yet.
The American apparel brand has been around for nearly 60 years since 1966 - feel old yet? So, it's no surprise it's logo is one which is widely recognized across the globe alongside those of Apple, Disney and Facebook.
However, some fans of the brand have been looking at the label differently and believe it isn't as simplistic as you might, at first, think.
At a first glance, Vans' logo isn't messing about, clearly stating 'VANS,' certainly not leaving any room for confusion about what brand it's advertising for.
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The logo is red and the right hand line of the V then extends out over the top of the other letters - both factors enforcing why it's so recognisable.
However, fans of the company have since been questioning if the elongated right arm of the V potentially means something more.
If you didn't decide to give up any interest in maths as soon as you were allowed to drop it in school , you might notice that the V in the Vans logo isn't too dissimilar to the square root symbol, with its own line stretching out from what looks like a little v.
If not, some more mathematically-inclined TikTok users have made the connection for you and pointed out that the 'square root' is otherwise known as a 'Radical'.
Now picture a skater wearing Vans with his pinky and thumb up in the air, shouting 'radicaallll'. Doesn't seem like a coincidence, does it?
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The hidden meaning doesn't stop there, though, as with the help of a calculator internet users have shown that the logo for the shoe brand is the same as the equation for 'the square root of answer'.
On a calculator, this appears as '√ANS'.
Responding to the realization online, one astounded Twitter user wrote: 'once you see it, you can't unsee it'.
Another mind-blown person commented: "Noooooooooooooo," as a third went as far as to create a whole scenario involving Vans and the maths equation, writing on Reddit: "So this is the scenario I thought up when I realized this.
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"A guy walks into a Vans store. The guy at the counter asks him what his favourite type of shoe is, and he blatantly says "Vans!" The guy at the counter can then say 'Radical Answer, bro' and not sound stupid."
Though people are obviously supportive of the theory, unfortunately the likeness to the equation doesn't actually appear to be intentional.
According to the Logo My Way blog, the familiar Vans logo stems back to the company's early days following its inception in 1966.
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The original version of the logo was created by the son of the one of the brand's founders, who actually originally intended to paint it on a skateboard. However, when his father James Van Doren saw the graphic, he decided to put it on the heel of one of the company's shoe designs.
That marked the start of Vans' large scale manufacturing of skateboarding footwear; a decision which has proved successful to this day.
Topics: Fashion, Viral, TikTok, Social Media
Emily Brown