User blog comment:Gundam Legilis/Solutions and other news/@comment-71.105.46.41-20140430014620/@comment-3146930-20140430074547

For a broader explanation, Canon is considered things that are true about the show and that we can take as fact. Fanon on the other hand is fan-made content, which includes (but not limited to) fan-fiction, fan-art, and music.

There is also the term Fandom, which refers to a group of fans of one particular topic.