Faklen anvendes som et tegn på oplysning, [[håb]],<ref>[{{Cite web |url=https://artofmourning.com/2011/03/13/symbolism-sunday-the-torch/ |title=artofmourning.com: Symbolism Sunday, The Upside-Down Torch] |access-date= 6. juli 2020 |archive-date= 7. juli 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707105624/https://artofmourning.com/2011/03/13/symbolism-sunday-the-torch/ |url-status=ok }}</ref> [[frihed]] og [[Gud (monoteistisk)|gud]].<ref>[{{Cite web |url=https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Topical.show/RTD/cgg/ID/6871/Burning-Torch-as-Symbol.htm |title=bibletools.org: What the Bible says about Burning Torch as Symbol] |access-date= 6. juli 2020 |archive-date= 8. juli 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708035239/https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Topical.show/RTD/cgg/ID/6871/Burning-Torch-as-Symbol.htm |url-status=ok }}</ref>
Faklen anvendes blandt andet i [[Frihedsgudinden]] i [[New York]].
