letterboard

Grooved character holder

A letterboard is a board with rows of grooves or slots that hold removable letters, used to create changeable messages.

Restaurants and churches have long used them for menus and announcements.

In the 2010s, smaller felt letterboards became popular home décor, often displaying quotes or witty sayings for social media photos: She updated her letterboard with a new motivational quote.

announcement

marquee

Theater entrance canopy

proclamation · message · display · signage · posting · notification · update · alert · advisory · broadcast

vintage

retro

Evoking recent past

cinema · theater · diner · menu · directory · lobby · church · hymnal · analog · mechanical

craft

pegboard

Holed panel for storage

acrylic · wooden · snap-in · push-in · sans-serif · serif · typography · font · spacing · alignment

decor

aesthetic

Concerning beauty or art

chic · trendy · styled · vignette · backdrop · prop · photography · quote · inspirational · motivational

educational

alphabet

Language's letter system

literacy · preschool · kindergarten · classroom · teaching · learning · flashcard · recognition · tracing · ABCs

Categories
Opposites
display method

letterboarddigital display

Electronic visual output

LED sign · LCD screen · video wall · e-ink display · touchscreen display

permanence of message

letterboardbronze plaque

Inscribed metal commemorative marker

etched glass · monument · commemorative plaque · tattoo · painted mural

Family

letter, board, letters, lettering, boarding, boarder, unlettered, letterer, subletters

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G