Ideogram vs. Ideograph — What's the Difference?

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 ideogram.

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.

See logogram.

Same as Ideogram.

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

A graphic character used in ideography

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