1
: an ornamental vertical groove especially in a Doric frieze
2
: a symbolic figure or a character (as in the Mayan system of writing) usually incised or carved in relief
3
: a symbol (such as a curved arrow on a road sign) that conveys information nonverbally
Examples of glyph in a Sentence
a rock inscribed with mysterious glyphs that some have speculated as being of Norse origin
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Today, as the founder of Dyne, the British Italian designer channels that same reverence into her work, crafting pieces that speak in glyphs, evoke ancient forms and are true to her creative spirit.
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Kathy Lee, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
Across subreddits, cohorts on X, Discord servers, Facebook groups, and even LinkedIn pages, Lopez tracked chatbot enthusiasts sharing codes, manifestos, glyphs, diagrams, and poetry generated with AI, and presenting the material as profound glimpses into a shifting reality.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
The other big menu bar-wide change in Tahoe is that many menu items get their own little glyphs now to go along with the text.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
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Kathy Lee, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
Across subreddits, cohorts on X, Discord servers, Facebook groups, and even LinkedIn pages, Lopez tracked chatbot enthusiasts sharing codes, manifestos, glyphs, diagrams, and poetry generated with AI, and presenting the material as profound glimpses into a shifting reality.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
The other big menu bar-wide change in Tahoe is that many menu items get their own little glyphs now to go along with the text.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Glyph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glyph. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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