as in symbols
a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader
a rock inscribed with mysterious glyphs that some have speculated as being of Norse origin
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Recent Examples of glyphs
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.
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ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
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symbols
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Mix uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Glyphs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glyphs. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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