Toyota Century Logo and Brand Identity

Toyota Motor Corporation

The Toyota Century emblem centers on the hō-ō, a Japanese phoenix motif that signals dignity, continuity, and ceremonial luxury. Its restrained black, chrome, and handcrafted visual character reflects a flagship identity built around discretion rather than display.

Available as PNG and WebP from a stable Motomarks CDN URL at /img/toyota-century.

Founded
1967
Country
Japan
Company
Toyota Motor Corporation
Headquarters
Toyota City, Aichi, Japan
Parent
Toyota Motor Corporation
Official website

Updated Jun 29, 2026

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Full logo

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Badge

Best for compact UI: filters, tables, saved vehicles, mobile lists, and favicon-like brand slots.

Wordmark

Best when the manufacturer name needs to stay legible in headers, partner lists, and editorial pages.

How to use the Toyota Century logo in an app

Add the published Toyota Century logo to a product with a Motomarks CDN URL, then keep the same asset across sizes, formats, and frameworks.

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    Copy the CDN URL

    Start from https://motomarks.io/img/toyota-century. That slug stays stable as Motomarks updates the published Toyota Century assets.

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    Choose type, size, and format

    Set type to full, badge, or wordmark when that variant exists. Add size (xs through xl) and format (png or webp) as query parameters.

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    Add a publishable API key

    Append your pk_ key for production CDN requests. Secret sk_ keys stay on the server for JSON API calls.

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    Drop the URL into your UI

    Use the URL in an img, Image, or native image loader. Keep alt text specific, such as "Toyota Century logo".

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logo.html
1<img2  src="https://motomarks.io/img/toyota-century?token=YOUR_API_KEY"3  alt="Toyota Century logo"4  width="128"5  height="128"6  loading="lazy"7/>

Need more than the image?

Fetch the brand record when your UI also needs metadata, ordered colors, or attribution context.

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Reference

More about Toyota Century.

Brand history, logo changes, color notes, usage examples, and common questions.

What makes this mark recognizable?

Identity cues, heritage, and visual details to keep in mind before the asset lands in your UI.

Toyota Century was introduced in 1967 as Toyota's chauffeur-focused flagship, named to mark the 100th anniversary of Sakichi Toyoda's birth. Unlike most Toyota vehicles, the Century uses a dedicated phoenix-like hō-ō emblem rather than the standard Toyota oval, reinforcing its status as a separate ceremonial luxury identity.

The emblem has remained deliberately conservative across generations, with refinements to metalwork, grille placement, and detailing rather than frequent redesigns. Its branding emphasizes Japanese craftsmanship, restraint, and continuity, especially through the use of a hand-finished front badge and formal body colors.

First color in the reference palette

Motomarks records #000000 as the primary Toyota Century reference color, with any alternate swatches listed in the color reference and API response.

How the mark got here

The identity shifts that explain the Toyota Century logo in use today.

Origins

The Toyota Century was launched in 1967 as Toyota's most formal passenger car, created for senior executives, officials, and chauffeured use in Japan. Its name commemorated the centenary of Sakichi Toyoda, founder of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works and a key figure in the Toyoda industrial legacy. From the beginning, the Century used a distinctive hō-ō emblem in place of the standard Toyota badge, establishing a separate visual identity for Toyota's highest domestic luxury model.

Craftsmanship and formal identity

Century branding has historically emphasized quiet prestige, hand craftsmanship, and long model cycles. The car's visual identity relies on a formal upright grille, dark paint finishes, bright metal trim, and the sculpted bird emblem. Toyota has presented the model as a vehicle shaped by Japanese aesthetics, careful material selection, and refinement rather than fashion-led styling changes.

Modern Century range

The third-generation Century sedan was introduced in 2018 with hybrid power and a modernized interpretation of the model's traditional proportions. In 2023 Toyota added a new Century model in an SUV-style body, while retaining the Century name, craftsmanship positioning, and dedicated emblem treatment. The expanded range continues to sit above Toyota's mainstream passenger-car identity.

When the logo changed

A compact record of redesigns, visual turns, and the reasons the mark moved.

1967

Hō-ō emblem introduced

The first Century adopted a dedicated bird emblem inspired by the hō-ō, often described as a Japanese phoenix, positioned prominently on the grille. This separated the model from regular Toyota badging and created a formal identity for Toyota's flagship.

Reason for redesign: Toyota created a distinct emblem to support the Century's role as a special chauffeur-driven luxury car and to connect the model with Japanese cultural symbolism.

1997

Second-generation emblem refinement

The second-generation Century retained the hō-ō concept while refining the grille badge, metal detailing, and overall presentation to match the more modern body and V12-powered flagship positioning.

Reason for redesign: The update aligned the emblem and front identity with the first full Century redesign after three decades, while preserving brand continuity.

2018

Hand-finished modern Century badge

The third-generation sedan continued the hō-ō emblem with more intricate detailing and a premium grille presentation. Toyota highlighted careful craftsmanship around the Century's exterior finish and ornamentation.

Reason for redesign: The emblem was refined to support a new hybrid flagship while maintaining the conservative, ceremonial identity expected of the Century.

2023

Century identity extended to new body style

Toyota extended the Century name and emblem treatment to a new luxury model with an SUV-like body, carrying forward the formal badge and flagship visual language.

Reason for redesign: Toyota expanded the Century range to meet changing chauffeur and luxury mobility needs while preserving the nameplate's established identity.

What to preserve in production

Shape, color, and type cues that keep Toyota Century recognizable at app scale.

Composition

The Toyota Century mark is built around a detailed bird emblem, usually presented as a metallic badge on a formal grille rather than as a flat corporate logo. Its composition is symmetrical, vertical, and ornamental, giving the front of the vehicle a ceremonial focal point.

Symbol

The hō-ō motif is associated with dignity, prosperity, and auspicious authority in East Asian visual culture. On the Century, it signals a higher-status Toyota product and helps distinguish the model from ordinary Toyota vehicles.

Lettering

Century branding usually relies more on the emblem and vehicle nameplate than on a prominent standalone wordmark. When the name appears, it is typically rendered in refined, understated lettering suitable for a luxury model rather than a high-contrast performance or technology identity.

Color

The identity is most strongly associated with black bodywork, chrome or silver metal badging, and deep formal paint finishes. These colors support the Century's discreet, chauffeur-oriented character and its association with official and executive transport.

Shape

The emblem uses a compact, vertical bird silhouette with layered feather detail. It is typically framed by the grille, where the upright rectangle of the front end reinforces formality and visual balance.

Heritage

The emblem has changed slowly because continuity is central to the Century's identity. Its long-running bird badge, conservative grille placement, and restrained color language connect modern versions to the original 1967 model.

Market context

The Century is closely tied to Japanese executive, diplomatic, and ceremonial mobility. Its hō-ō emblem gives the vehicle a culturally specific identity that differs from global luxury marks built mainly around initials, shields, or abstract geometry.

Design logic

The design philosophy favors quiet authority, precision, and permanence. Instead of frequent brand reinvention, the Century identity evolves through material quality, detail refinement, and continuity of symbolic form.

Where teams place it

Common product surfaces where Toyota Century assets need to stay clear, consistent, and fast.

Vehicle grille and exterior badging

Vehicle owners and observers

The hō-ō emblem is used as the primary visual identifier on the front grille, with supporting model badging on the vehicle exterior.

Toyota product communications

Media and customers

Toyota uses the Century name and emblem in official product launches, model pages, press releases, and flagship vehicle imagery.

Dealer and market listings

Dealers and buyers

Retail and pre-owned vehicle listings use the Toyota Century name to identify the model, while official imagery often shows the distinctive grille emblem.

Digital automotive products

Developers and product teams

Automotive databases, configurators, and logo APIs can represent Century separately from Toyota when the product requires model-level luxury marque distinction.

Common questions about the Toyota Century logo

Format, usage, attribution, and history notes for the Toyota Century logo.

What does the Toyota Century logo mean?

The Toyota Century logo uses a hō-ō, commonly described as a Japanese phoenix, instead of Toyota's standard oval emblem. The symbol supports the Century's role as Toyota's flagship luxury vehicle and conveys dignity, auspiciousness, and continuity within Japanese visual tradition.

What does the current Toyota Century logo look like?

The current Toyota Century emblem is a detailed metallic bird badge mounted prominently on the grille. It is usually seen in chrome or silver against a dark grille and formal body colors, giving the vehicle a restrained ceremonial appearance rather than a mainstream Toyota brand presentation.

Has the Toyota Century logo changed over time?

The Toyota Century logo has evolved through refinements rather than dramatic redesigns. Since the first Century in 1967, Toyota has kept the hō-ō concept and updated the badge detailing, grille execution, and materials to suit each generation while preserving the model's conservative flagship identity.

Why does Toyota Century not use the normal Toyota logo?

Toyota Century uses its own emblem because it occupies a special position within Toyota's lineup. The dedicated hō-ō badge separates the Century from regular Toyota models and reinforces its Japanese luxury, chauffeur-focused, and ceremonial character.

How should product teams display the Toyota Century logo in digital products?

Product teams should treat Toyota Century as a Toyota vehicle line with a distinct model emblem when model-level identity is important. For asset delivery or developer integration, services such as Motomarks can help standardize naming and presentation, but teams should still verify trademark and brand-use requirements with Toyota's official guidance.

Can the Toyota Century logo be used without permission?

The Toyota Century emblem is associated with Toyota Motor Corporation and should be treated as a protected brand identifier. Anyone planning commercial, editorial, or software use should check Toyota's official trademark or brand guidelines and avoid implying endorsement, partnership, or authorization without approval.

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