icons

Small clickable images

Icons are images or symbols representing something.

Religious icons are sacred paintings, especially in Eastern Orthodox tradition, depicting Christ, saints, or holy scenes.

Computer icons are small clickable images representing programs or files.

Cultural icons are people, things, or images that symbolize a movement or era: Marilyn Monroe remains a Hollywood icon.

The word suggests something worthy of reverence or instantly recognizable.

symbolic

pictogram

Symbol using visual likeness

  • ideogramSymbol representing concept directly
  • hieroglyphAncient Egyptian picture-writing symbol
  • glyphVisual form of character

sigil · symbol · sign · motif · emblem · badge · crest · seal · representation · index

cultural

idol

Object of worship

hero · trailblazer · figurehead · luminary · pioneer · influencer · trendsetter · symbol · statue · monument

religious

Byzantine

Of Constantinople's civilization

gilded · saint · Madonna · Christ · devotional · liturgical · tempera · panel · mosaic · fresco

branding

logo

Company identifying symbol

visual · design · typography · corporate · recognition · mascot · wordmark · glyph · mark · emblem

digital

app

Mobile device software

cursor · click · tap · shortcut · folder · thumbnail · pixel · vector · SVG · favicon

Categories
Opposites
fame/prominence

iconsnobodies

Unimportant, unknown persons

unknowns · nonentities · obscurities · has-beens · ordinary people

symbolic representation

iconsphotographs

Light-captured images

raw data · full text · descriptions

religious/sacred status

iconseveryday objects

Ordinary things encountered routinely

common goods · idols

Phrases
Family

icon, iconic, iconoclast, iconography, iconoclasm, iconoclastic, iconically

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G