stickfigure

Minimalist human drawing

A stick figure is a simple drawing of a human or animal using lines for limbs and torso, typically with a circle for the head.

The minimalist form appears in children's drawings, warning signs, instructional diagrams, and casual sketches where detail isn't needed.

Also spelled as two words: stick figure.

drawing

sketch

Hasty informal drawing

ink · scribble · cartoon · illustration · freehand · paper · charcoal · draft · childlike · naive

signage

pictogram

Symbol using visual likeness

  • iconPictorial screen symbol
  • symbolRepresentational mark or sign
  • restroomFacility with toilets

wayfinding · crossing · pedestrian · warning · instructional · diagram · infographic · universal · simplified · recognizable

humanoid

mannequin

Life-sized display figure

avatar · marionette · dummy · model · posture · gesture · anatomy · proportion · limbs · torso

Opposites
visual detail and realism

stickfigureportrait

Artistic depiction of someone

life drawing · oil portrait · classical sculpture · realistic depiction · Renaissance figure

dimensionality

stickfiguresculpture

Shaped three-dimensional art

statue · anatomical model · hologram · mannequin · marble sculpture

artistic effort/skill

stickfiguremasterpiece

Supreme artistic achievement

fine art · museum piece · commissioned portrait · Mona Lisa

Family

stick, figure, sticks, stuck, sticking, sticky, stickier, stickiest, stickiness

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G