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* A lot of (but not all) logos used in the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise use a one-star Dragon Ball in the place of the letter O.

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* A lot of (but not all) logos used in the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise ''Manga/DragonBall'' series use a one-star Dragon Ball in the place of the letter O.



* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'': The logo for the anime has Giorno's brooch filling in as an "O" in the title.
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureTheJoJoLands The JoJoLands]]'': In-Universe. The Howler Company has a howling animal forming the "H" of its logo.



** The logo for ''Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure'' replaces the little bubble in "プ" with a rice ball. The English logo puts the rice ball as the "e" in "Pretty" and dots the "i" in "Delicious" with a heart.



** The English logo for ''Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure'' (dubbed ''Witchy Pretty Cure!'') has a sideways heart dotting the "i" in "Witchy".
** The logo of ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'' dots the exclamation point with a heart.
** The logo for ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'' weaves a star into the end of the word "Star", and replaces the small line in "ン" with a star (changed to dotting the "i" in "Twinkle" with a star for the English logo).



** The English logo for ''Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure'' (dubbed ''Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure'') dots the "i" in "Soaring" with a cloud-like heart.
** The logo of ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'' dots the exclamation point with a heart.
** The English logo for ''Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure'' (dubbed ''Witchy Pretty Cure!'') has a sideways heart dotting the "i" in "Witchy".
** The logo for ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'' weaves a star into the end of the word "Star", and replaces the small line in "ン" with a star (changed to dotting the "i" in "Twinkle" with a star for the English logo).



** The logo for ''Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure'' replaces the little bubble in "プ" with a rice ball. The English logo puts the rice ball as the "e" in "Pretty" and dots the "i" in "Delicious" with a heart.
** The English logo for ''Anime/SoaringSkyPrecure'' dots the "i" in "Soaring" with a cloud-like heart.



* * The "A" in ''Literature/{{Argylle}}'' is stylised to resemble a mountain.

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* * The "A" in ''Literature/{{Argylle}}'' is stylised to resemble a mountain.



* Franchise/StargateVerse: The "A"s in "Stargate" are always rendered in the show's titles as the Ancient symbol "At" (A symbol resembling the Greek letter Λ; crowned by a small circle). Until the first one changes back to a plain ol' A.

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* Franchise/StargateVerse: ''Franchise/StargateVerse'': The "A"s in "Stargate" are always rendered in the show's titles as the Ancient symbol "At" (A symbol resembling the Greek letter Λ; crowned by a small circle). Until the first one changes back to a plain ol' A.



* WTVC Channel 9 in Chattanooga, TN (the ABC station of that Tennessee area) had an ''Action News'' title in the 80s that had the O in Action replaced with the Channel 9 circle logo of the time (making the title seem to read ''Acti9n News'').

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* WTVC Channel 9 in Chattanooga, TN (the ABC station of that Tennessee area) had an ''Action News'' title in the 80s that had the O in Action replaced with the Channel 9 circle logo of the time (making the title seem to read ''Acti9n ''[=Acti9n=] News'').



* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': In-Universe. The [[CollectionSidequest collectible]] "Dragon Sword" poster features a sword filling in as one-half of the "N" in the title.



* ''VideoGame/{{BomberMan}}'' features a bomb serving as the "O" on the main title.
* ''VideoGame/BombRushCyberfunk'': The Bomb Rush Crew's S-size graffiti tags are initials that have a trait of theirs incorporated into them. While many of them are just letters, a few take it further and turn into items stylized into the letter they represent.
* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'':
** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' has the crosshairs of a gun as the dot of the 'i' in 'Trigger.'
** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' has a stylized version of Monokuma's eye acting as the '3'.



* Many ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games use a sword in place of the letter "t" at the end of the title.

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* Many ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' games use a sword in place of the letter "t" at the end of the title.title.
* ''[[VideoGame/{{Mother}} EarthBound Series]]'':
** In the [[VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings first]] two [[VideoGame/Earthbound1994 games]], the "O" is replaced with a stylized picture of Earth.
** ''VideoGame/Mother3'' has the "O" in the ''Mother'' logo replaced with a metal sphere instead to [[ThematicSequelLogoChange represent its themes of technology encroaching on nature.]]
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': The North American box cover for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyAdventure'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'', and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' have a sword forming the "T" in fantasy.



* ''VideoGame/{{Mother}}'':
** In the [[VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings first]] two [[VideoGame/Earthbound1994 games]], the "O" is replaced with a stylized picture of Earth.
** ''VideoGame/Mother3'' has the "O" in the ''Mother'' logo replaced with a metal sphere instead to [[ThematicSequelLogoChange represent its themes of technology encroaching on nature.]]



* The logo of ''[[VideoGame/QuiltsAndCatsOfCalico Quilts & Cats of Calico]]'' has the ampersand made of yellow thread and a sewing needle replacing the horizontal part of the "A" in "Calico".

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* The logo of ''[[VideoGame/QuiltsAndCatsOfCalico Quilts & Cats of Calico]]'' ''VideoGame/QuiltsAndCatsOfCalico'' has the ampersand made of yellow thread and a sewing needle replacing the horizontal part of the "A" in "Calico".



* ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' has the eye designs of the Inklings forming the two "O"s in the main logo.



** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland'': The "O" in ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' is replaced with a Yoshi egg.



* In ''VideoGame/{{Wordscapes}}''' logo, a yellow circle (representing the sun) stands in for the "o", and a mountain peak stands in for the "a".

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Wordscapes}}''' the ''VideoGame/{{Wordscapes}}'' logo, a yellow circle (representing the sun) stands in for the "o", and a mountain peak stands in for the "a".



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* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'':
** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' has the crosshairs of a gun as the dot of the 'i' in 'Trigger.'
** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' has a stylized version of Monokuma's eye acting as the '3.'
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTimeFionnaAndCake'': The show's logo has the "O" replaced with Fionna's head, while the "E" is Cake's head with her tail as the curve.
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* The "A" in ''VideoGame/{{APICO}}'''s logo looks like an apiary.
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* ''Film/BlackLightning2009'': The opening credits mix up physics formulas with the names in production.
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* The logo of ''[[VideoGame/QuiltsAndCatsOfCalico Quilts & Cats of Calico]]'' has the ampersand made of yellow thread and a sewing needle replacing the horizontal part of the "A" in "Calico".

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* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'':
** The "Hazbin Hotel" title logo has the "t" replaced by a key.
** In the official LyricVideo for "Poison", the "poison"s in the chorus have the second "O" replaced by a spinning skull.
** In some valentines posted by the official Twitter for 2024, [[https://twitter.com/HazbinHotel/status/1757861426213839097 Cherri's]], which reads, "You make my heart go BOOM", replaces the Os with two of her bombs.



* ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'': In some valentines posted by the official Twitter for 2024, [[https://twitter.com/HazbinHotel/status/1757861426213839097 Cherri's]], which reads, "You make my heart go BOOM", replaces the Os with two of her bombs.

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* ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'': ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'':
** The "Hazbin Hotel" title logo has the "t" replaced by a key.
** In the official LyricVideo for "Poison", the "poison"s in the chorus have the second "O" replaced by a spinning skull.
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In some valentines posted by the official Twitter for 2024, [[https://twitter.com/HazbinHotel/status/1757861426213839097 Cherri's]], which reads, "You make my heart go BOOM", replaces the Os with two of her bombs.

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* The logo title of ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' has the "t" replaced by a key.
* The logo title of ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' has the "v" replaced by a pair of imp horns while the "o" is replaced by a pentagram.

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* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'':
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The logo "Hazbin Hotel" title of ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' logo has the "t" replaced by a key.
** In the official LyricVideo for "Poison", the "poison"s in the chorus have the second "O" replaced by a spinning skull.
** In some valentines posted by the official Twitter for 2024, [[https://twitter.com/HazbinHotel/status/1757861426213839097 Cherri's]], which reads, "You make my heart go BOOM", replaces the Os with two of her bombs.
* The logo title logo of ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' has the "v" replaced by a pair of imp horns while the "o" is replaced by a pentagram.
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* ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'': In some valentines posted by the official Twitter for 2024, [[https://twitter.com/HazbinHotel/status/1757861426213839097 Cherri's]], which reads, "You make my heart go BOOM", replaces the Os with two of her bombs.
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* The "A" in ''Film/{{Argylle}}'' is stylised to resemble a mountain.


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* * The "A" in ''Literature/{{Argylle}}'' is stylised to resemble a mountain.
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* The "T" in ''VideoGame/RootsOfPacha'' is replaced with a hammer.
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* The "B" in the logo of ''WebAnimation/HumansBGone'' is replaced by mantis arms.
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** The logo for ''Anime/WonderfulPrettyCure'' replaces the bubble in "ぷ" with a dog-eared heart, and the two small lines near the bottom with hearts.
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* WTVC Channel 9 in Chattanooga, TN (the ABC station of that Tennessee area) had an ''Action News'' title in the 80s that had the O in Action replaced with the Channel 9 circle logo of the time (making the title seem to read ''Acti9n News'').

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* The logo for Creator/LiamVickers's [[https://www.liamvickers.com website]] has a dabbing stick figure forming the "K" in his surname.

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* The logo [[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595678ad099c017c17aeddfe/1582359224400-SH4KFQR2HTXAPTTJSBJI/LiamVickersWebsiteLogo_V3.png?format=1000w logo]] for Creator/LiamVickers's [[https://www.liamvickers.com website]] has a dabbing stick figure forming the "K" in his surname.

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* The logo for Creator/LiamVickers's [[https://www.liamvickers.com website]] has a dabbing stick figure forming the "K" in his surname.
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* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': The title logo uses Phineas' head for the "P" and Ferb's head for the "F".
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* For some two decades (from 1981 to 2008[[note]]The opening titles used for the soap's final two years (2008-2010) included an "o" in the lower-case show title, appearing in front of an image of the Earth[[/note]]), the opening credits of ''Series/AsTheWorldTurns'' used a depiction of a rotating Earth to represent the "O."

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* For some two decades (from 1981 to 2008[[note]]The opening titles used for the soap's final two years (2008-2010) included an "o" in the lower-case show title, appearing in front of an image of the Earth[[/note]]), the opening credits of ''Series/AsTheWorldTurns'' used a depiction of a rotating Earth to represent the "O."" The end titles, however, had that very same rotating Earth depiction enlarged, with a normal ''ATWT'' title over it, and credits as normal.
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** The English logo for ''Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure'' (dubbed ''Anime/SoaringSkyPrettyCure'') dots the "i" in "Soaring" with a cloud-like heart.

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** The English logo for ''Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure'' (dubbed ''Anime/SoaringSkyPrettyCure'') ''Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure'') dots the "i" in "Soaring" with a cloud-like heart.



** The English logo for ''Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure'' (dubbed ''Anime/WitchyPrettyCure'') has a sideways heart dotting the "i" in "Witchy".

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** The English logo for ''Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure'' (dubbed ''Anime/WitchyPrettyCure'') ''Witchy Pretty Cure!'') has a sideways heart dotting the "i" in "Witchy".
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* ''Series/OnePiece2023'' does the same thing as the source material as part of its CouchGag, swapping the I with an item associated with a major character (Zoro's Wado Ichimonji, Buggy's knife, Usopp's hammer, Zeff's peg leg, etc.). Arlong's logo even has his sword stand in for the last E, and the Sun Pirates' logo as the hole inside the P.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Toem}}'': In the title logo, the "O" is a camera.
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* ''Film/TheDayOfTheBeast'' (Spanish title: ''El Día de la Bestia''): In the original poster, the Devil stands for the "i" in "Bestia".
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* ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'': The "O" in "Frontiers" is replaced with a Portal.

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* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'': The "O" in "Heroes" has its hollow replaced by Sonic's head.
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* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'': The "b" in "Kirby" has a star inside the space.

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