glyph

symbols representing the signs of the zodiac and the planets and their geometric aspects or relationships

Glyph. Glyph. GLYPH. Damn, reesetee, you're right!

Funny, way back in the days before computers, this word was used in printing (at least in book publishing) fairly regularly, at least in my world. Not so anymore.

It's also a damn fun word to say. :-)

I'm not complaining, I'm honestly interested in knowing where and how glyph is used in computer lingo to mean letter.

I was merely suggesting, on mager's behalf, that it could well be "computer lingo" in some circles, and not in others. Sorry to offend designers out there by implying they might one day use this word.

What a hilarious misunderstanding! *rolls eyes*

I am a web designer, and if you used the word glyph in my shop you'd probably be escorted to the door. Character is the term of choice in this industry. Actually, the only times I've ever heard "glyph" used in speech it referred to hieroglyphs or petroglyphs: ancient linguistic units, as opposed to modern high-tech ones.

What do mean by designer? A web designer? A graphic artist?

There are lots of jobs in which people work with computers. I'm sure in some circles it is "computer lingo" as mager says. For example, among designers, perhaps.

I work with computers, and I've never heard any say "glyph" to mean letter. The usual term is character, but you'll often heard alphanumeric, or even "letter".

a letter.