pictogram
Image-based symbol
A pictogram is a symbol or image representing a word, concept, or object—communication through pictures rather than letters.
Ancient writing systems like Egyptian hieroglyphics used pictograms.
Modern pictograms appear on signs, labels, and interfaces where meaning must cross language barriers: restroom figures, hazard warnings, airport wayfinding symbols.
Also called pictograph.
Pictorial screen symbol
- appMobile device software
- interfaceShared connection point
- buttonDisc through a hole
- thumbnailReduced preview image
emoji · avatar · widget · toolbar · dashboard · menu · touchscreen · navigation
Visual form of character
- ideogramSymbol representing concept directly
- logogramSymbol representing entire word
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
badge · crest · seal · monogram · motif · rebus · isotype · semiotics
Movement along routes
- warningAlert about danger
- stopCease all motion
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- crosswalkMarked street-crossing zone
highway · regulatory · prohibitory · directional · guidepost · safety · parking · restroom
Ancient Egyptian picture-writing symbol
- kanjiChinese symbols in Japanese
- hanziChinese logographic symbols
- emojiDigital pictograph for messaging
- logographicUsing word-symbols, not letters
script · notation · transcription · decipherment · linguistics · character · orthography
Symbolic picture-based writing
- petroglyphsCarvings on natural stone
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- neolithicFinal Stone Age period
icon
Pictorial screen symbol
thumbnail · emoji · avatar · widget · toolbar · dashboard · menu · touchscreen · navigation · clickable
glyph
Visual form of character
- ideogramSymbol representing concept directly
- logogramSymbol representing entire word
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
insignia · badge · crest · seal · monogram · motif · rebus · isotype · semiotics · abstraction
traffic
Movement along routes
crosswalk · highway · regulatory · prohibitory · directional · guidepost · safety · parking · restroom · airport
hieroglyph
Ancient Egyptian picture-writing symbol
- kanjiChinese symbols in Japanese
- hanziChinese logographic symbols
- emojiDigital pictograph for messaging
logographic · script · notation · transcription · decipherment · linguistics · character · orthography
hieroglyphics
Symbolic picture-based writing
- petroglyphsCarvings on natural stone
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- graphicsvector, shapes, 3D graphics, raster, symbols
- illustrationpainting, drawing, watercolor, sketch, charcoal
- brain teasersriddle, brain teaser, logic puzzles, puzzle, brainteasers
- cryptic puzzlesriddle, cipher, code, cryptogram, enigma
- infographicsbar graph, pie chart, line graph, flowchart, heat map
- representationsrepresentation, statue, symbol, portraits, emblem
pictogramalphabet
Language's letter system
letter · phonogram · written word · syllabary · Roman alphabet
pictogramphotograph
Image from a camera
mathematical notation · numeral · code · portrait · cipher