Monogram

For other uses, see Monogram (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Monograph or Nomogram.
The Chi-Rho, a monogram of the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ

A monogram is a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used as recognizable symbols or logos. A series of uncombined initials is properly referred to as a cypher (e.g. a royal cypher) and is not a monogram.[1]

Many of today's monograms are embroidered on items for the home like towels, bedding, robes etc.

  1. ^ The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Fifth edition; 2002) defines it as a "device composed of two or more letters... interwoven together." Volume 1, p. 1820.