Wikipe-tan

Also known as Wikipetan, Wikipedia:Wikipetan, ウィキペたん, Wikipedia-tan, Wikipechan

anime/manga-styled personification of Wikipedia

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It is catalogued under the topic Wikipe-tan.

Its subject is documented across 45 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

First appearance: Futaba Channel (January 8, 2006)
Created by: Kasuga
Based on: Moe anthropomorphism of Wikipedia
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Family: Commons-tan (sister), Wikiquote-tan (sister)

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Wikidata facts

Gender: female
Occupation: monarch
Languages spoken: Filipino
Eye colour: blue
Hair colour: blue hair
Image: Wikipe-tan full length.svg

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Commons gallery: Commons:Wiki-sisters
topic's main category: Category:Wikipe-tan
Commons category: Wikipe-tan
catchphrase: 海納百川，有容乃大
wears: stocking
represents: Wikipedia
in opposition to: vandalism on Wikipedia
described at URL: ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php/Wikipedia

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Encyclopedic overview

Wikipe-tan (Japanese: ウィキペたん) is a personification of Wikipedia created in January 2006 by Japanese editor Kasuga. She is an unofficial mascot of Wikipedia and is used at several WikiProjects. The -tan in "Wikipe-tan" is an affectionate suffix, in the form of a Japanese honorific. Like the OS-tans, she is a product of moe anthropomorphism.

Wikipe-tan is the mascot character for WikiProject Anime and manga and WikiProject Holidays' Christmas task force; she was also the mascot for Admin coaching, the Counter-Vandalism Unit, and a contender for an official Wikipedia mascot. In addition, Wikimedia Hong Kong uses Wikipe-tan images and her cosplay during functions and promotions. Wikimedia Malaysia has also used art of the character in their social media posts on Instagram. Wikipe-tan has occasionally been treated as a mascot for Wikipedia or its community in news reports.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wikipe-tan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.