Trademark of the project

The logo of the project, and pet, is Takao, the Ironclad seal. It is meant to represent the operating system kernel, and not any other aspect of the project, like its community, or distributions.

Permission to use Takao’s likeness is granted for non-exclusive use to label anything related to Ironclad. Distributions of Ironclad or forks of the project are free to use their own logos and/or mascots as well as Takao.

Certain variants are also permissible, like changing Takao’s facial expression, or attire. The patches of the coat are important though, the shape of them should stay the same for easier recognition, but that’s ultimately up to you.

History of Takao

Takao got their name from a previous operating system project that, in many ways, was the beginning of Ironclad. This operating system shares name with the pet. With the advent of Ironclad, and a little change of coat, Takao also became the pet of Ironclad.

Once Ironclad started being featured in presentations and stickers, the rugged borders and low-res PNG format made it difficult to modify and use. Thus, a face lift was due! Resulting in the new stylized version that nowadays represents Ironclad.