- a symbol that represents an idea or object directly rather than a particular word or speech sound, such as an arrow symbol to represent direction.
- a symbol that substitutes for a word or phrase, such as 7, =, or &; a logogram.
- a sign or symbol, used in such writing systems as those of China or Japan, that directly represents a concept, idea, or thing rather than a word or set of words for it
- any graphic sign or symbol, such as %, @, &, etc
