English

Mayan glyphs

Noun

glyph ‎(plural glyphs)

1. A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
2. Any non-verbal symbol that imparts information.
3. (typography, computing) A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.
4. (architecture) A vertical groove.

Derived terms

• homoglyph

Related terms

• anaglyph
• hieroglyph
• petroglyph
• triglyph

Synonyms

• (typography) sort

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