The difference between Hieroglyph and Pictogram

When used as nouns, hieroglyph means an element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system, whereas pictogram means a picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.


Hieroglyph is also verb with the meaning: to represent by hieroglyphs.

check bellow for the other definitions of Hieroglyph and Pictogram

  1. Hieroglyph as a noun:

    An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system.

  2. Hieroglyph as a noun (informal):

    Any obscure or baffling symbol.

  1. Hieroglyph as a verb:

    To represent by hieroglyphs.

  1. Pictogram as a noun:

    A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.

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