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Logogram vs Logotype - What's the difference?

logogram | logotype |

As nouns the difference between logogram and logotype

is that logogram is a character or symbol that represents a word or phrase (e.g. a character of the Chinese writing system) while logotype is a symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity, usually referred to as a logo.

logogram

English

Noun

(wikipedia logogram) (en noun)
  • A character or symbol that represents a word or phrase (e.g. a character of the Chinese writing system).
  • A graphical symbol representing a concept or thing, as in roadside signs; a logo.

    • Synonyms

    * (character or symbol that represents a word or phrase) logograph

    Related terms

    * ideogram * pictogram * lexigraph

    logotype

    English

    (wikipedia logotype)

    Noun

    (logotypes)
  • A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity, usually referred to as a logo.
  • A single type combining two or more letters; a ligature.

    • Synonyms

    * ligature * logo

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