Anonymous facts for kids

Anonymous or Anonymus usually means that someone's name or identity is not known. It's like when you don't know who wrote a message or who did something. But "Anonymous" can also refer to different things, like a group of people or a piece of art.

What Does Anonymous Mean?

When something is anonymous, it means the person who created it or did something is not named or known. For example, if someone writes a letter but doesn't sign their name, the letter is anonymous. This can be done for many reasons, like to protect privacy or to make sure an idea is judged on its own, not on who said it.

Anonymous Works

An anonymous work is a piece of art, a book, a song, or any creative work where the creator's name is unknown. Sometimes, artists or writers choose to keep their identity a secret. Other times, the creator's name might have been lost over time. For example, many old folk songs or stories are anonymous because we don't know who first made them up.

The Anonymous Group

Anonymous is also the name for a group of people who work together online without showing their real identities. They are often called "hacktivists" because they use computer skills to protest or share messages about things they believe are important. They don't have leaders, and anyone can claim to be part of Anonymous. They often wear a special mask, called a Guy Fawkes mask, to hide their faces when they appear in public or in videos. They want to bring attention to issues like freedom of speech or unfairness.

Anonymous (song)

"Anonymous" is also the title of a song from 2007 by a singer named Bobby Valentino.

See also

In Spanish: Anonymous (desambiguación) para niños