# Law of Jante

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈjæntə/

## Definitions
1. A social code in Scandinavian countries that opposes individualism, ambition, and vanity.

## Etymology
Introduced by the Dano-Norwegian author Aksel Sandemose in the 1933 novel A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks (En flyktning krysser sitt spor), in which Jante is a small Danish town where nobody is anonymous.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/law-of-jante