graphic symbols
Pictorial written marks
Graphic symbols are visual marks that convey meaning without words—icons, pictograms, logos, and similar representations.
A no-smoking sign, a bathroom figure, a recycling logo, and mathematical notation are all graphic symbols.
The term distinguishes these from alphabetic or phonetic writing: The manual relies on graphic symbols rather than text to cross language barriers.
- road signPosted highway instruction
- traffic signRoadside regulatory marker
- warning labelText alerting to dangers
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- emojiDigital pictograph for messaging
logo · blueprint · flowchart · hieroglyph · rune · emblem · chemical formula · kanji · pictogram · monogram · watermark · insignia · mathematical notation · seal · ampersand · asterisk · dollar sign · power button
- visual symbolspictograms, pictographs, glyphs, ideograms, logograms
- FlashAdobe Flash, ActionScript, movie clip, timeline, keyframe
graphic symbolsspoken language
Audible verbal communication system
oral communication · auditory signals · speech · verbal communication · gestures
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