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A term for any character in a writing system.
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A '''glyph''' is any character in a [[writing]] system. A particular type of glyph is a '''grapheme''', which is the smallest unit in a writing system capable of changing the meaning, such as a letter or [[punctuation]] mark.<ref>[http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/graphemeterm.htm Definition of grapheme]</ref>
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*[[alphabet]]
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*[[Hieroglyphics]]
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*[[Chinese character]]
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*[[Unicode]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Writing Systems]]

Latest revision as of 20:25, July 29, 2016

A glyph is any character in a writing system. A particular type of glyph is a grapheme, which is the smallest unit in a writing system capable of changing the meaning, such as a letter or punctuation mark.[1]

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  1. Definition of grapheme