noun
- a written symbol that represents an idea or concept rather than a specific word or sound
Examples
- Chinese characters are examples of ideograms that represent concepts.
- The symbol for ‘peace’ is an ideogram understood across cultures.
- Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs include many ideograms.
- Mathematical symbols like + and = are modern ideograms.
- Traffic signs often use ideograms to convey meaning quickly.
- The heart symbol ♥ is a widely recognized ideogram for love.