What does a Rainbow hanky mean?
Pride Energy. Left pocket: Pride Leader. Right pocket: Pride Participant.


Where it sits in the story
Pride Energy entered the code through the extended bar charts and community lists of the 2000–2025s. Left pocket: pride leader. Right pocket: pride participant. Part of the living record — documented, argued over and revised by the people who wore it.
Timeline stage: 1978 · Pride & multicolour codes. Read the full history →
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Drop 1 · The Record · Family early access Wed 21 Oct 2026 · opens Wed 21 Oct 2026 · closes Sun 1 Nov 2026.
Where it comes from. Documented in later bar charts and community lists, 1980s–1990s. Part of the living record.
Colours next to this one
The code was read across a room, so what sits next to a colour matters. Nearest by eye, from the Oranges & corals family and beyond.
Triad / ThroupleTRIANGLE RAINBOW · TRIAD LEADER / TRIAD MEMBER
GayPRIDE RAINBOW · GAY TOP / GAY BOTTOM
Trickster (archetype)FOOL MULTI · CHAOS CREATOR / CHAOS ENJOYED
Drag QueenSEQUIN RAINBOW · DRAG QUEEN / DRAG ADMIRERSame question, other answers
In the same cluster: Play.
Generated from the HankyCode Master v3 row HC-067 · checked by HankyFamily · last built 2026-09-20
Versatile / SwitchBLUE STRIPE · VERSATILE TOP / VERSATILE BOTTOM
Techno SceneSTROBE · TECHNO DOM / TECHNO SUB
High-Energy PlayVOLTAGE · HIGH ENERGY TOP / HIGH ENERGY SUB
Tech FetishTHE SHIFT · TECH DOM / TECH SUB