1. a picture or symbol that represents a word, phrase, or idea
2. a chart or graph that uses pictures or symbols to represent data

Examples

• The airport uses pictograms to help travelers find restrooms and restaurants.
• Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs are examples of pictograms.
• The teacher created a pictogram showing students’ favorite pets.
• Road signs often use pictograms instead of words.
• The pictogram displayed how many books each class read this month.
• Computer interfaces rely heavily on pictograms for navigation.
• The survey results were presented in a colorful pictogram.