As nouns the difference between ideogram and glyph
is that ideogram is a symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include numerals, many Chinese characters, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as & and @ while glyph is a figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
ideogram
Alternative forms
* ideogramme (rare)
Noun
(
en noun)
A symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include numerals, many Chinese characters, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as .
Synonyms
* (symbol) ideograph
Derived terms
* ideogrammatic
* ideogrammatically
Related terms
* logogram
* pictogram
Noun
Declension
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glyph
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
Any non-verbal symbol that imparts information.
(typography, computing) A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.
(architecture) A vertical groove.
Derived terms
* (l)
Related terms
* anaglyph
* hieroglyph
* petroglyph
* triglyph
Synonyms
* (typography) sort