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The '''Hollywood Sign''' is an American [[landmark]] and [[cultural icon]] overlooking [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. Originally the '''Hollywoodland Sign''', it is situated on [[Mount Lee]], above [[Beachwood Canyon, Los Angeles|Beachwood Canyon]] in the [[Santa Monica Mountains]]. Spelling out the word "''Hollywood''" in {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=mid|-tall}} white uppercase letters and 450 feet (137.2 m) long,<ref name="SignFacts">{{cite web|title=Fast Facts About The Hollywood Sign|url=http://hollywoodsign.org/fast-facts/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116170028/http://hollywoodsign.org/fast-facts/|archive-date=January 16, 2017|access-date=January 1, 2017|website=The Hollywood Sign}}</ref> it was originally erected in 1923 as a temporary advertisement for a local [[real estate]] development, but due to increasing recognition the sign was left up,<ref name="hstpdf">{{cite web |title=The Hollywood Sign: A Beat-by-Beat Plotline |website=The Hollywood Sign |date=May 19, 2005 |url=http://www.hollywoodsign.org/pdf/HOLLYWOOD%20PLOTLINE.pdf |access-date=August 12, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809185557/http://www.hollywoodsign.org/pdf/HOLLYWOOD%20PLOTLINE.pdf |archive-date=August 9, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and replaced in 1978 with a more durable all-steel {{convert|45|ft|m|1|adj=mid|-tall}} structure.
Among the best-known landmarks in both California and the United States, the sign makes frequent appearances in [[popular culture]], particularly in [[establishing shot]]s for films and television programs set in or around Hollywood. Signs of similar style, but spelling different words, are frequently seen as parodies. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce holds, for certain uses, trademark rights to a wordmark of staggered typeface that mimics the physical Hollywood Sign, but it does not hold rights to the actual Sign or Walk of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Licensing for the Walk of Fame |url=https://walkoffame.com/licensing/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Hollywood or the Walk of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref>
Because of its widespread recognizability, the sign has been a frequent target of pranks and vandalism across the decades. It has since undergone restoration, including the installation of a security system to deter mischief. The sign is protected and promoted by the nonprofit "The Hollywood Sign Trust",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodsign.org/hollywood-sign-trust/ |title=About the Hollywood Sign Trust |website=The Hollywood Sign |access-date=February 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610195344/http://hollywoodsign.org/hollywood-sign-trust/ |archive-date=June 10, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> while its site and the surrounding land are part of [[Griffith Park]].
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