nontextual
Not using writing
Nontextual describes content or information conveyed through means other than written words: images, audio, video, diagrams, or physical gestures.
The nontextual elements of the presentation—charts and photographs—made the strongest impression.
In digital contexts, nontextual often distinguishes multimedia from plain text: Screen readers struggle with nontextual content that lacks descriptions.
Representative small images
- glyphsCarved symbolic figures
- pictogramsImages conveying meaning
- ideogramsSymbols representing ideas directly
- logosBrand identification symbols
emblems · notation · emoticons · emoji · signage · symbols · hieroglyphs · semiotics
Vivid descriptive language
- graphicsVisual design elements
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- photographyCreating images from light
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
pictorial · painting · sculpture · iconography · mural · infographic · sketch · portrait
Of or relating to hearing
- tactileOf the touching sense
- kinestheticRelating to body awareness
- gesturalRelating to body movements
- hapticOf touch perception
olfactory · gustatory · sonic · musical · rhythmic · tonal · vibrational · textural
Of or relating to ideas
- nonverbalNot using speech
- nonlinguisticNot involving words
- prelinguisticBefore language acquisition
- ineffableBeyond verbal expression
inexpressible · unwritten · unspoken · wordless · silent · tacit · implicit · intuitive
icons
Representative small images
- glyphsCarved symbolic figures
- pictogramsImages conveying meaning
- ideogramsSymbols representing ideas directly
logos · emblems · notation · emoticons · emoji · signage · symbols · hieroglyphs · semiotics · insignia
imagery
Vivid descriptive language
- graphicsVisual design elements
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- photographyCreating images from light
diagram · pictorial · painting · sculpture · iconography · mural · infographic · sketch · portrait · gallery
auditory
Of or relating to hearing
- tactileOf the touching sense
- kinestheticRelating to body awareness
- gesturalRelating to body movements
haptic · olfactory · gustatory · sonic · musical · rhythmic · tonal · vibrational · textural · physical
conceptual
Of or relating to ideas
- nonverbalNot using speech
- nonlinguisticNot involving words
- prelinguisticBefore language acquisition
ineffable · inexpressible · unwritten · unspoken · wordless · silent · tacit · implicit · intuitive · perceptual
nontextualtextual
Of written content
text-based · written · textural · verbal · typographic
text, context, textbook, texture, textile, pretext, subtext, textual, contextualize