About the Bluetooth Logo

The Bluetooth logo has an interesting history behind it. In order to understand the Bluetooth graphic, you first have to understand the Bluetooth name.

The name "Bluetooth" drives from the Danish name, Blatand, of King Harald the First of Denmark. The king united many different tribes into one kingdom, which is what Bluetooth sought out to do with various protocols of communication.

Bluetooth's logo combines two Germanic runes that translate into the letters "H" and "B." The letters stand for "Harald" and "Bluetooth."

The runes pictured in the logo are Hagall and Berkanan. When joined together, the two characters form a bind rune.