Logo

The PostgreSQL logo is an elephant, known as "Slonik". Multiple versions of the logo are available.

Use of the logo is subject to our Trademark Policy.

3-color elephant

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  PNG 120x120

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  PNG 540x557

Adobe Illustrator Format

Single-color elephant

1 color black

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  PNG

1 color blue

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  PNG 300x300

1 color white

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'favicon'

The logo is also available as a favicon : http://wiki.postgresql.org/favicon.ico

Alternate location for the .ico file: File:20200701 favicon.ico.jpg

Why elephant?

In the email thread postgreSQL and history of relational databases, Oleg Bartunov states that the logo idea probably originated from a PostgreSQL logo thread on the pgsql-hackers mailing list. Quote:

[...] but if you want an animal-based logo, how about some sort of elephant? After all, as the Agatha Christie title read, elephants can remember ...

— Yang

@see http://dba.stackexchange.com/q/35325/20510