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A motto is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization.

It can also refer to:

• Aphorism, a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle
• Motto (surname), surname

People and characters

• Motto McLean (1925–2019), Canadian ice hockey player

Fictional characters

• Peli Motto, a Star Wars character from "The Mandalorian"

Places

• Motto, a village in Bitung, Indonesia
• Motto River, Virginia, US; a tributary of the South River
• Motto Farm, New South Wales, Australia

Literature

• Epigraph (literature), a sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, chapter, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter
• A short quotation, joke, or an anecdotal message printed on a piece of paper inside a Christmas cracker

Music

• In music, a head-motif

Albums

• Motto (EP), 2026, by South Korean girl group Itzy

Songs

• "Motto" (Tanpopo song), 1999, the second single by J-pop group Tanpopo
• "Motto..." (Kana Nishino song), a 2009 single by Japanese singer Kana Nishino
• "The Motto" (Drake song), 2011
• "The Motto" (Tiësto and Ava Max song), 2021
• "Motto" (NF song), 2023
• "Motto" (Itzy song), 2026

Other uses

• Motto Pictures, NYC production company
• Rocco Motto, Italian coachbuilding company established in 1932
• Motto by Hilton, a Hilton Worldwide hotel brand

See also

• The dictionary definition of もっと at Wiktionary (Japanese: もっと, romanized: motto, lit. 'more')
• List of mottos
• Motto della Tappa, Lugano Prealps, Switzerland-Italy; a mountain
• Motto Motto Motto (Japanese: もっともっともっと, lit. 'More More More'), a 2003 manga graphic novel by Kazumi Kazui
• All pages with titles beginning with Motto
• All pages with titles containing Motto
• Motto Motto (disambiguation)
• Moto (disambiguation)
• More (disambiguation)