1488

The use of 1488 in any form is a racist statement, tied to the history of white supremacy, Nazism, and attempts to murder and/or enslave Jewish people, African Americans, Latinos, Muslims, and any other non-white populations. When posted on social media, these numbers serve as a call sign for white supremacists to recognize one another, sometimes by spacing the numbers apart within one鈥檚 username or by using them at the end of one鈥檚 email address. Sometimes, hate-themed merchandise will be priced based on this code: for example, the racist Neo-Nazi video game Ethnic Cleansing, created by the white-nationalist organization National Alliance, was priced at $14.88. The numbers are also seen in flags, social media, and tattoos.

The configuration or display of 1488 makes no difference: 8814 means the same thing as 1488, as does 14/88 or 14-88. Another secret symbol of white supremacist groups, based on the 1488 code, is a symbol depicting two dice. These dice are positioned in such a way that the two faces on the first dice show a one and a four (representing 14), and the second two dice show a five and a three (eight total). As the swastika is such a widely-recognized hate symbol, these lesser-known dice are a way for these groups to signal their racist beliefs in plain sight. Of course, this doesn鈥檛 mean that all dice tattoos, icons, or avatars are hate symbols, nor all uses of the numbers 14 and 88, but be very mindful of context. Some neo-Nazis and white supremacists are sometimes called as 1488-ers.