Ideogrammatic vs. Ideogram — What's the Difference?

A character or symbol representing an idea or a thing without expressing the pronunciation of a particular word or words for it, as in the traffic sign commonly used for "no parking" or "parking prohibited." Also called ideograph.

An ideogram or ideograph (from Greek ἰδέα idéa "idea" and γράφω gráphō "to write") is a graphic symbol that represents an idea or concept, independent of any particular language, and specific words or phrases. Some ideograms are comprehensible only by familiarity with prior convention; others convey their meaning through pictorial resemblance to a physical object, and thus may also be referred to as pictograms.

See logogram.

A character or symbol representing an idea or a thing without expressing the pronunciation of a particular word or words for it, as in the traffic sign commonly used for "no parking" or "parking prohibited." Also called ideograph.

A graphic symbol, such as &, $, or @.

See logogram.

Of or pertaining to ideograms.

A graphic symbol, such as &, $, or @.

A picture or symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include digits, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as @.

An original, pictorial element of writing; a kind of hieroglyph expressing no sound, but only an idea.

A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation; as, 1, 2, 3, +, -, , $, , etc.

A phonetic symbol; a letter.

A graphic character used in ideography