glyph

Meaning

1. A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
2. A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
3. Any non-verbal symbol that imparts information.
4. A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.
5. A vertical groove.
6. A land snail of the genus Glyphyalinia
7. Any of various black-and-white noctuid moths with figural-like wing patterns, such as those in Protodeltote, Deltote, and Maliattha.

Synonyms

eye

👁️

crease

emblem

furrow

gouge

letter

rill

spline

stria

symbol

graphic symbol

character

written symbol

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡlɪf/

Etymology

First attested in 1727. Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”), from γλύφω (glúphō, “I carve, engrave”).