diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 726c913..c1214bc 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -7,19 +7,9 @@
 #include "full.h"
 
 #define VERSION		"0.0.1"
-#define INDENT		"   "
 
 #define RESET		"\x1b[0m"
 
-#define RAINBOW		"rainbow"
-#define AROACE		"aroace"
-#define BISEXUAL	"bisexual"
-#define GAY			"gay"
-#define LESBIAN		"lesbian"
-#define NONBINARY	"nonbinary"
-#define PANSEXUAL	"pansexual"
-#define TRANSGENDER	"transgender"
-
 void version() {
 	printf("pride-c v" VERSION "\n");
 }
@@ -33,22 +23,32 @@ void help() {
 		"usage: pride [name]\n\n"
 
 		"flag names:\n"
-		INDENT AROACE "\n"
-		INDENT BISEXUAL "\n"
-		INDENT GAY "\n"
-		INDENT LESBIAN "\n"
-		INDENT NONBINARY "\n"
-		INDENT PANSEXUAL "\n"
-		INDENT RAINBOW "\n"
-		INDENT TRANSGENDER "\n"
+		"   aroace\n"
+		"   bisexual\n"
+		"   gay\n"
+		"   lesbian\n"
+		"   nonbinary\n"
+		"   pansexual\n"
+		"   rainbow\n"
+		"   transgender\n"
 	);
 }
 
+unsigned long djb_hash(unsigned char *string) {
+	unsigned long output = 5381;
+	int c;
+
+	while(c = *string++)
+		output = ((output << 5) + output) + c;
+
+	return output;
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	//	get argv[1] or fall back to RAINBOW
 	char *flag;
 	if(argc > 1) { flag = argv[1]; }
-	else { flag = RAINBOW; }
+	else { flag = ""; }
 
 	int color_mode = 0;
 	char * term = getenv("TERM");
@@ -64,67 +64,71 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if(strcmp(flag, RAINBOW) == 0) {			//	- RAINBOW -
-		if(color_mode)
-			rainbow_256();
-		else
-			rainbow_8();
+	unsigned long flag_hash = djb_hash(flag);
+
+	char *output;
+	switch(flag_hash) {
+		//	- RAINBOW -
+		case 229480993726103lu:			//	'rainbow'
+		case 5381lu:					//	(empty)
+			if(color_mode)	rainbow_256();
+			else			rainbow_8();
+			break;
+
+		//	- ARO/ACE -
+		case 6953324567312lu:			//	'aroace'
+		case 22945708850429lu:			//	'aro-ace'
+			if(color_mode)	aroace_256();
+			else			aroace_8();
+			break;
+
+		//	- BISEXUAL -
+		case 7572201611094690lu:		//	'bisexual'
+		case 5863248lu:					//	'bi'
+			if(color_mode)	bisexual_256();
+			else			bisexual_8();
+			break;
+
+		//	- GAY -
+		case 193492486lu:				//	'gay'
+		case 193499371lu:				//	'mlm'
+			if(color_mode)	gay_256();
+			else			gay_8();
+			break;
+
+		//	- LESBIAN -
+		case 229473412894979lu:			//	'lesbian'
+		case 193510271lu:				//	'wlw'
+			if(color_mode)	lesbian_256();
+			else			lesbian_8();
+			break;
+
+		//	- NONBINARY -
+		case 249899779187415445lu:		//	'nonbinary'
+		case 5863637lu:					//	'nb'
+			if(color_mode)	nonbinary_256();
+			else			nonbinary_8();
+			break;
+
+		//	- PANSEXUAL -
+		case 249901996007388822lu:		//	'pansexual'
+		case 193502276lu:				//	'pan'
+			if(color_mode)	pansexual_256();
+			else			nonbinary_8();
+			break;
+
+		//	- TRANSGENDER -
+		case 13895753452281080578lu:	//	'transgender'
+		case 210729322765lu:			//	'trans'
+			if(color_mode)	transgender_256();
+			else			transgender_8();
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			printf("pride-c: no flag '%s' found.", flag);
+			return 1;
 	}
 
-	else if(strcmp(flag, AROACE) == 0) {		//	- ARO/ACE -
-		if(color_mode)
-			aroace_256();
-		else
-			aroace_8();
-	}
-
-	else if(strcmp(flag, BISEXUAL) == 0) {		//	- BISEXUAL -
-		if(color_mode)
-			bisexual_256();
-		else
-			bisexual_8();
-	}
-
-	else if(strcmp(flag, GAY) == 0) {			//	- GAY -
-		if(color_mode)
-			gay_256();
-		else
-			gay_8();
-	}
-
-	else if(strcmp(flag, LESBIAN) == 0) {		//	- LESBIAN -
-		if(color_mode)
-			lesbian_256();
-		else
-			lesbian_8();
-	}
-
-	else if(strcmp(flag, NONBINARY) == 0) {		//	- NONBINARY -
-		if(color_mode)
-			nonbinary_256();
-		else
-			nonbinary_8();
-	}
-
-	else if(strcmp(flag, PANSEXUAL) == 0) {		//	- PANSEXUAL -
-		if(color_mode)
-			pansexual_256();
-		else
-			pansexual_8();
-	}
-
-	else if(strcmp(flag, TRANSGENDER) == 0) {	//	- TRANSGENDER -
-		if(color_mode)
-			transgender_256();
-		else
-			transgender_8();
-	}
-
-
-	else {
-		printf("pride-c: no flag '%s' found.", flag);
-		return 1;
-	}
 	printf(RESET);
 	return 0;
 }