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HC-161 · YIN-YANG · Extended historical · 2020–2025
Drop 2 · The RolesEdition of 25 per side · opens Mon 2 Nov 2026 · Family 48 hours early · closes Sun 22 Nov 2026

What does a Yin-yang hanky mean?

Switch Energy. Left pocket: Switch Versatile. Right pocket: Switch Versatile.

Switch Energy — YIN-YANG hanky code print, left pocket: SWITCHES
Left pocket · givesSwitch Versatile
Switch Energy — YIN-YANG hanky code print, right pocket: SWITCHED
Right pocket · receivesSwitch Versatile
ReferenceHC-161
ColourYIN-YANG · #000000
Era2020-2025
OriginExtended historical · 2020–2025

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The Study · one sideNumbered digital edition of 250 per side: the press-ready A3 file with the HANKY FAMILY® mark and HC-161 in the margin, certificate, provenance card, hanging spec. The full £30 is credited against the Edition within twelve months.
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The Study · the pairBoth pockets, hung the way you stand. Left gives, right receives.
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Drop 2 · The Roles · Family early access Sat 31 Oct 2026 · opens Mon 2 Nov 2026 · closes Sun 22 Nov 2026.

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Where it comes from. Documented in later bar charts and community lists, 1980s–1990s. Part of the living record.

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Where it sits in the story

Switch Energy entered the code through the extended bar charts and community lists of the 2020–2025s. Left pocket: switch versatile. Right pocket: switch versatile. Part of the living record — documented, argued over and revised by the people who wore it.

197220261980 · Extended bar charts · Damron

Timeline stage: 1980 · Extended bar charts · Damron. Read the full history →

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 Blacks family and beyond.

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Same question, other answers

In the same cluster: Your energy.

Warrior Energy — BATTLE RED hanky code print, left pocketWarrior EnergyBATTLE RED · WARRIOR TOP / WARRIOR BOTTOMTrickster Energy — MISCHIEF ORANGE hanky code print, left pocketTrickster EnergyMISCHIEF ORANGE · TRICKSTER TOP / TRICKSTER BOTTOMBrat Energy — DEFIANT RED/BLACK SPLIT hanky code print, left pocketBrat EnergyDEFIANT RED/BLACK SPLIT · BRAT TAMER / BRATService Energy — DEVOTION BLUE hanky code print, left pocketService EnergyDEVOTION BLUE · SERVICE TOP / SERVICE BOTTOM
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Generated from the HankyCode Master v3 row HC-161 · checked by Hanky Family Studio · last built 2026-09-18