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Florida’s road signs are based on international standards that, for the most part, rely on pictograms and colors to convey their messages.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Composed of pictograms, the Azcatitlán’s 25 folios feature a succession of Aztec rulers, and dramatize the arrival of Hernán Cortés and Christianity.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Exploding in popularity as digital chatting caught on—an ascent that accelerated when Apple, Google, and their fellow behemoths became emoji adopters—the pictograms acknowledged no national boundaries.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
But decoding the pictograms could be a culturally and historically significant task.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Composed of pictograms, the Azcatitlán’s 25 folios feature a succession of Aztec rulers, and dramatize the arrival of Hernán Cortés and Christianity.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Exploding in popularity as digital chatting caught on—an ascent that accelerated when Apple, Google, and their fellow behemoths became emoji adopters—the pictograms acknowledged no national boundaries.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
But decoding the pictograms could be a culturally and historically significant task.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Pictogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pictogram. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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pictogram
noun
pic·to·gram
ˈpik-tə-ˌgram 
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