1. a system of writing that uses pictures or symbols to represent ideas or objects
2. the art or practice of creating pictographs

Examples

• Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs are an example of pictography.
• The cave paintings showed early forms of pictography used by prehistoric peoples.
• Native American tribes often used pictography to record important events.
• Modern road signs employ a form of pictography to communicate across language barriers.
• The archaeologist studied the pictography found on the stone tablets.
• Children often begin writing through simple pictography before learning letters.