glyph
noun/ɡlɪf/
/ɡlɪf/
- a symbol or picture that represents a word, especially one from an ancient writing system
石雕符号；象形文字 - how to write the Mayan glyph for cacao
如何书写可可的玛雅字形
- how to write the Mayan glyph for cacao
- (computing) a small symbol
石雕符号；象形文字 - This command will call up a table with all available glyphs in that font.
此命令将调用一个表格，其中包含该字体的所有可用字形。
- This command will call up a table with all available glyphs in that font.
Word Originlate 18th cent. (originally referring to an ornamental carved channel, as on a Greek frieze): from French glyphe, from Greek gluphē ‘carving’.