Icons: meaning, definitions and examples

Commonly used in digital interfaces like websites, applications, or user interfaces to represent actions, objects, or software functionalities.

• Please click the home icon to return to the main page.
• The file icon represents all your documents and media.

Refers to something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship, association, or convention, often abstract. Common in literature, art, and culture.

• The heart shape is a universal symbol of love.
• In the book, the white whale serves as a symbol of obsession.

Used to describe a depiction or portrayal of something, often in a more abstract or general sense. Can be visual, symbolic, or even verbal.

• This diagram is a representation of the company's growth over the last year.
• Her painting is a representation of the struggle for freedom.