IDEOGRAMS
Noun
ideograms
plural of ideogram
Source: Wiktionary
IDEOGRAM
I*de"o*gram, n. Etym: [Ideo- + -gram; cf. F. idéograme.]
1. An original, pictorial element of writing; a kind of hieroglyph
expressing no sound, but only an idea.
Ideograms may be defined to be pictures intended to represent either
things or thoughts. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
You might even have a history without language written or spoken, by
means of ideograms and gesture. J. Peile.
2. A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation; as, 1, 2, 3,
+, -,
3. A phonetic symbol; a letter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition