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9	This is when letters, punctuation, and the like are replaced with pictures of things shaped like them. For instance, a round object such as a ball may stand in for an "O". Alternatively, the object may replace only part of the letter, such as the dot of an "i" or the hollow part of an "A".
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11	This is commonly done with logos to make them more interesting and give them visual ties to whatever they're advertising. When given to fictional characters as a handwriting quirk, it can indicate their interests and personality, such as a GirlyGirl dotting her "i"s with hearts.
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13	See also CharacterInTheLogo, which can overlap with this, and LuckyCharmsTitle, which is when symbols are mixed into a title. Sister tropes are Letters2Numbers (replacing letters with numbers), TheBackwardsR (replacing them with characters from other alphabets), and AnthropomorphicTypography.
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15	When somebody actually writes with objects, it's CouldntFindAPen. When a character's speech bubbles use pictures instead of words, it's PictorialSpeechBubble. See also CypherLanguage, which is when letters are substituted with different ones to make a fictional language. If the logo is for a sequel entry, it may be an example of ThematicSequelLogoChange.
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17	!!Examples:
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19	[[foldercontrol]]
20
21	[[folder:Animation]]
22	* ''Animation/{{Mechamato}}'': Overlapping with CharacterInTheLogo, [=MechaBot=] is present in two versions of the show's logo. A [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mechamato_logo_final_2019_2k_black_1_1024x314.png pre-release logo]] has him in the middle of it as the first "a". In the [[https://monsta.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mechamato_New_Logo_Black_resized.png finalized logo]], his circular body makes up the "o".
23	* ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'' is an overlapping CharacterInTheLogo example, having Noonbory's head appear where the first "O" in "Noonbory" in the logo would be.
24	[[/folder]]
25
26	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
27	* The [[https://www.shonenjump.com/j/rensai/img/main_ayakashi.jpg logo]] for ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'' renders the Japanese text in a bizarre, incredibly angular font that draws the "あ (a)" kana and the [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakuten_and_handakuten dakuten]] as equilateral triangles. The English translation of the same logo is written in all-caps with all the As drawn to emphasize their triangular shape, sometimes filling them in with red. The English release eventually uses a slight variation of the latter where the A in "TRIANGLE" is replaced with a triangle ([[TheBackwardsR or perhaps the Greek letter delta]]).
28	* The title logo of ''Manga/Bastard1988'' replaces the "T" with a downward-pointing sword.
29	* A lot of (but not all) logos used in the ''Manga/DragonBall'' series use a one-star Dragon Ball in the place of the letter O.
30	* A subtle one in ''Manga/DrSlump'' where the handakuten in the last katakana of "スラン'''プ''' (Slump)" is replaced with a heart (and in the 1997 revival, a mechanical nut).
31	* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
32	** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'': The logo for the anime has Giorno's brooch filling in as an "O" in the title.
33	** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureTheJoJoLands The JoJoLands]]'': In-Universe. The Howler Company has a howling animal forming the "H" of its logo.
34	* The Japanese title of ''Manga/LaidBackCamp'' is ''Yurucamp△'', using the upper-case delta to represent a tent. This is somehow retained in the English translation, as the covers always replace the "a" in "Camp" with the same delta, as ''Laid-Back C△mp''.
35	* ''Manga/OnePiece'': The [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/one_piece_logo_by_ryukai_san_1734.jpg title logo]] has a skeleton with a straw hat for an "O", [[CharacterInTheLogo a silhouette of Luffy as as "I"]], and an anchor as an "E". An early volume's Q&A segment features a Japanese reader referring to the series as "NEP ECE," which the author said was very common at the time.
36	* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
37	** The English logo for ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'' has a curly heart dotting the "i" in "Happiness".
38	** The English logo for ''Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure'' (dubbed ''Witchy Pretty Cure!'') has a sideways heart dotting the "i" in "Witchy".
39	** The logo of ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'' dots the exclamation point with a heart.
40	** 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).
41	** The logo for ''Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure'' replaces the two small lines in "グ" with leaves. This was altered to dotting the "i" in "Healin'" with a leaf in the English logo.
42	** The logo for ''Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure'' replaces the two small lines in "ジ" with water droplets.
43	** 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.
44	** The English logo for ''Anime/SoaringSkyPrecure'' dots the "i" in "Soaring" with a cloud-like heart.
45	** 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.
46	* In ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal,'' the font used in the word ''Crystal'' has two ornamental typographic quirks. The "C" is a [[WeirdMoon stylized]], overextended crescent moon, while the "t" is oversized and pointed at both ends of the vertical, with a curving flourish on the bar, suggesting the crossguard of a sword.
47	[[/folder]]
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49	[[folder:Comic Books]]
50	* ''ComicBook/InvestiGators'' is about a pair of alligators who solve crimes together. The title logo has a magnifying glass standing in for the "o".
51	* The ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' logo replaces the U in "Judge" with Dredd's badge.
52	* ''ComicBook/{{Loop}}'' has the two "o"s in its logo substituted with an infinity symbol to represent the time loop in the story.
53	* ''ComicBook/{{Marauders}}'' has a skull with an X-logo on the forehead in place of the second "A".
54	[[/folder]]
55
56	[[folder:Companies]]
57	* Creator/PeopleFun has the "u" in its logo substituted with a smiley face.
58	* Creator/VerticalEntertainment has a group of volume bars for the first "I" in its logo.
59	[[/folder]]
60
61	[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
62	* ''WesternAnimation/ArloTheAlligatorBoy'': The hollow in the "O" in Arlo is replaced with the titular main character's footprint.
63	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'': The film's title in the poster has the letter O replaced by a button and the L is replaced by light coming out of a doorway covered by a cat sticking out its tail.
64	* ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'': Gladys's license plate reads "GLADY$".
65	* Invoked in the intro to Creator/{{Pixar}} movies -- a lamp stomps on the "I" in the word "Pixar" and takes its place.
66	* The period abbreviating "Mr." in ''WesternAnimation/MrPeabodyAndSherman'' is a bowtie.
67	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': In the title logo, a crown makes up the hollow of the "O".
68	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}'' by Creator/BlueSkyStudios has all the letters in its logo composed of mechanical components, such as an escapement gear for the "R," and a flywheel-driven actuator for the "ts."
69	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'': The title logo has the "O" in "Movie" replaced either with a donut or with a ring-shaped stain where a donut used to be (with the donut itself being eaten by Homer).
70	* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'': Ken turns out to have very stereotypically girly handwriting, including drawing hearts in place of "O"s at one point.
71	[[/folder]]
72
73	[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
74	* Creator/StevenSpielberg's sci-fi drama ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'' has the "I" in "A.I." formed by a profile of the main character. The "A" has its negative space in that same profile shape. Both letters have a finish similar to brushed aluminum, suggesting the character (a robot boy) was stamped from sheet metal.
75	* The "A" in ''Film/{{Argylle}}'' is stylised to resemble a mountain.
76	* ''Film/BlackLightning2009'': The opening credits mix up physics formulas with the names in production.
77	* ''Film/ColdPursuit'': Some posters turn the "O" into a gun scope, complete with crosshairs.
78	* ''Film/TheDayOfTheBeast'' (Spanish title: ''El Día de la Bestia''): In the original poster, the Devil stands for the "i" in "Bestia".
79	* ''Film/{{Elf}}'': On the poster, Buddy stands in for the "L".
80	* In the logo for ''Film/{{Eragon}}'', the "e" is a curled up dragon.
81	* ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce'': In the featurette "Putting Everything on a Bagel: Cooking up the Multiverse", when the cast/crew members' names appear on screen, sometimes an "o" is replaced with a googly eye.
82	* ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'': Sometimes, the "O" in the title is replaced with the main logo: a ghost under a "no" sign.
83	* ''Film/{{Holes}}'': On the poster, a shovel is thrust into the title's "O", with its blade forming the O's center.
84	* ''Film/{{Prisoners}}'' has the "O" switched out with a circular maze, which is significant as it ends up being [[spoiler:a key clue to the identity of the kidnapper]].
85	* ''Film/SpiderManHomecomingTrilogy'': Each movie's title logo has an "o" replaced with Spider-Man's mask.
86	* ''Film/TransformersRiseOfTheBeasts'' uses an Autobot logo in place of the "O", and the trailers sometimes make it alternate with the Maximal logo and the Terrorcon logo.
87	* ''Film/Youth2017'': In the logo for the Chinese title, 芳华, the bottom part of the character 华 is the silhouette of a dancer balanced on the toes of one foot, with one arm stretched out in front of her (making up the left-pointing part) and her other arm and leg pointing backwards (making up the right-pointing part). The movie is about a performing arts troupe, which includes dancers.
88	[[/folder]]
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90	[[folder:Literature]]
91	* The "A" in ''Literature/{{Argylle}}'' is stylised to resemble a mountain.
92	* ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'': On the cover of the eighth book, ''Hard Luck'', the "u" in the title is replaced with a horseshoe.
93	* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
94	** The American editions of the novels feature a lightning bolt as the left half of the letter "P" in the series word font logo. The same logo would later be used for the film adaptations.
95	** In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', there's reference to a letter Albus Dumbledore had written a long time previously, where the first letter of his first name was replaced with what we later find out to be the symbol of the Deathly Hallows.
96	* ''Literature/{{Holes}}'': The cover of the [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/holes20th.png 20th anniversary edition]] has a view of the sky from the bottom of a hole, with the hole's opening making up the "O" in the title.
97	* ''Blog/MidnightPals'': On the cover of the [[https://bitterkarella.itch.io/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals first collection]], the "L" in "Pals" is a combined skeleton foot and scythe, and the "i"s in "Midnight" are dotted with skulls.
98	* In the short story ''Mr. Sticky'', a girl with [[FriendToBugs a pet snail]] writes her name, Abigail, and dots the "i"s with snails.
99	* ''Literature/RamonaQuimby'': Whenever Ramona signs her name, she draws cat ears and whiskers on the "Q" to stick out. Also, when she writes "book" for spelling class, she draws frowny faces in the "O"s out of boredom.
100	* ''Literature/WarriorCats'': Many of the foreign publishers - including the [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/3b09c792090161963ebd62a4cd04a6d5/8de9a66830bcfcfb-da/s2048x3072/d0c53e0260180a41522ae054faefe8625a23e26e.jpg Polish]], [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/6dbbb535cb20f25590b0b3ce42b16450/9ee26a89d1420947-b0/s2048x3072/c004500daec316d6c2ca6adeb3a44ae214c62186.jpg Spanish]], [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/f70ddeb327c087a5971d47b2a8c90f53/8bb72dbe6060e534-44/s500x750/6d0f1851aef9346940e220af4e508de977578d63.png Ukranian]], and [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/4fa9a739e7af39a0c8352094b5852bd0/289d85908f0247f3-4e/s400x600/aed5a76e63a8f14719acd34fe40d031b4fa1296d.png Vietnamese]] publishers - give the letter "O" in their logos a slitted pupil in the center to make it look like a cat's eye.
101	[[/folder]]
102
103	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
104	* ''Series/TheAmericans'' is stylized in the title sequence with a hammer and sickle symbol in place of the "c".
105	* 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.
106	* ''Series/TheBachelor'' and ''Series/TheBachelorette'', each with a wedding ring where the o would be.
107	* In 2021, ''Series/BluePeter'' got a new logo in which the "U" is a Blue Peter badge.
108	* When ''[[Series/DoubleDare1986 Family Double Dare]]'' aired on FOX, a ticking clock was used in place of the "o". No other title used this variant, except for the contestants' shirts on the 1990 season of ''Family Double Dare''.
109	* The logo for ''Series/HouseOfAnubis'' uses half of a stylized eye of Horus as the "A".
110	* ''Series/IronFist2017'': The dragon brand on Danny's chest serves as the "o" in the show's logo.
111	* The original logo for ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' had the second "O" replaced by a ring buoy (made more obvious by the [[https://fontmeme.com/the-love-boat-font/ stencil font]] used for the rest of the letters).
112	* ''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.
113	* ''Series/TheRottenTomatoesShow'' inserts two different tomatoes for the o's in "Tomatoes."
114	* ''Series/TheSopranos'': A Beretta pistol pointed downwards serves as the "r" in the show's logo.
115	* ''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.
116	* ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': In the series title, the "A" in Picard's name is rendered as a Starfleet arrowhead.
117	* ''Series/{{Taken}}'': The "A" in the series logo is a silhouette of a person, their legs forming the legs of the A.
118	* The logo for the first and second seasons of ''Series/TJHooker'' replaces the second 'o' with a cross-hairs target.
119	* ''Series/Vegas1978'' uses a $ for the "s".
120	* 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'').
121	[[/folder]]
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123	[[folder:Magazines]]
124	* The French comic magazine ''Pif'' has the "i" in some versions of its logo dotted with the face of the character Pif the dog.
125	* The Creator/SteveJacksonGames web-magazine ''Pyramid'' has the "A" of the title replaced by the EyeOfProvidence.
126	[[/folder]]
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128	[[folder:Music]]
129	* Music/DavidBowie: ''Music/BlackstarAlbum'' features a series of star fragments at the bottom of the front cover, which are shaped in just the right ways to read "BOWIE."
130	* Music/FakeType:
131	** The band's usual logo has the A in "FAKE" replaced by FAKE-chan, one of the band's mascots, while the Y in "TYPE" is drawn like a radio tower, complete with signal.
132	** On the FAKE BOX album, in addition to the FAKE-chan A and radio tower Y, the O in "BOX" is drawn with swirls inside it.
133	** The FAKE JAZZ album replaces the two Zs with high heels, and Mochi-kun, one of the band's mascots, is sitting on top of the second high heel.
134	** The in-video logo for the "FAKE LAND" music video has the hole in the first A replaced with a grin, while the hole in the second A is an eye.
135	* Music/{{Kesha}}'s name was originally stylized as Ke$ha to parody what she saw as "the gluttony and excesses of a lot of people in the limelight." After going through rehab to address her struggles with bulimia, she dropped the dollar sign from her name, later stating that she did so as part of her efforts to separate herself from former collaborator Dr. Luke, who she accused of sexual abuse later that year (and who suggested adding the dollar sign in the first place).
136	* Music/{{Prince}}:
137	** His 1987 album ''Music/SignOTheTimes'' is stylized with the "O" as a peace sign (☮︎).
138	** Prince's official writings (including song titles, lyrics, and press releases) were in "Princebonics," an idiosyncratic style that includes replacing words with appropriate letters, numbers, and symbols. The most prominent element of this is replacing the first-person pronoun "I" with a stylized eye symbol, introduced with the ''Music/{{Lovesexy}}'' track "👁 No" before becoming standard in the mid-90s. Most fans Romanize the eye symbol as "Eye," which Prince himself nodded to with the ''Music/{{Musicology}}'' track "If Eye Was the Man in Ur Life".
139	* Music/{{Sabaton}}'s logo includes a piece of plate armor as part of the S, a reference to the name of the band referring to the boot on a suit of plate.
140	* In [=SimpleNursing=]'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KDhlIV_jT0 "Urinary tract infection"]], a medical-themed parody of Music/MileyCyrus' "Wrecking Ball", the word "wrong" uses a "prohibited" sign in place of an "o".
141	[[/folder]]
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143	[[folder:Newspapers]]
144	* The Scottish newspaper ''The National'' has a masthead in which the "i" in its name is replaced by a map of Scotland. Inevitably referred to as "The Nat Onal".
145	[[/folder]]
146
147	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
148	* ''TabletopGame/BetrayalAtHouseOnTheHill'': The title logo for the 3rd edition has a crow standing in front of the first "A" in "Betrayal", forming the hollow.
149	* In the ''TabletopGame/BreakTheSafe'' logo, the hollow of the second "A" is a keyhole.
150	[[/folder]]
151
152	[[folder:Theatre]]
153	* ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon'': The second "o" in "Mormon" is represented by a doorbell on the official poster.
154	[[/folder]]
155
156	[[folder:Toys]]
157	* The Toys/IDog logo has the toy's seven-LED face where the first letter's dot would be.
158	[[/folder]]
159
160	[[folder:Video Games]]
161	* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': In-Universe. The [[CollectionSidequest collectible]] "Dragon Sword" poster features a sword filling in as one-half of the "N" in the title.
162	* The "A" in ''VideoGame/{{APICO}}'''s logo looks like an apiary.
163	* ''VideoGame/{{BomberMan}}'' features a bomb serving as the "O" on the main title.
164	* ''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.
165	* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'':
166	** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' has the crosshairs of a gun as the dot of the 'i' in 'Trigger.'
167	** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' has a stylized version of Monokuma's eye acting as the '3'.
168	* ''VideoGame/DeadIsland'': The "I" in Island is formed by a corpse hanging from a tree.
169	* Many ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' games use a sword in place of the letter "t" at the end of the title.
170	* ''[[VideoGame/{{Mother}} EarthBound Series]]'':
171	** In the [[VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings first]] two [[VideoGame/Earthbound1994 games]], the "O" is replaced with a stylized picture of Earth.
172	** ''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.]]
173	* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': The North American box cover for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyAdventure'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'', and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' have a sword forming the "T" in fantasy.
174	* ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'': The I in Friday is replaced by a stylized microphone.
175	* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'': The "b" in "Kirby" has a star inside the space.
176	* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'''s logo replaces the hollow part of the A with a creeper face.
177	* The title screen of ''VideoGame/{{Omori}}'' replaces the second O with a black, glowing lightbulb.
178	* ''VideoGame/OneShot'' replaces the O in One with a lightbulb, though its state depends on the ending you achieved or, in the original release, if quit the game before you completed it.
179	* Many ''VideoGame/PacMan'' games like to use a Pac-Man-shaped wedge in place of the letter "C", such as in ''VideoGame/PacManWorld''.
180	* ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'':
181	** The general series logo has the hollow in its "P" replaced by a white Pikmin flower.
182	** ''VideoGame/PikminBloom'': The "O"'s in "Bloom" are replaced by flower symbols.
183	* The logo of ''VideoGame/QuiltsAndCatsOfCalico'' has the ampersand made of yellow thread and a sewing needle replacing the horizontal part of the "A" in "Calico".
184	* The "T" in ''VideoGame/RootsOfPacha'' is replaced with a hammer.
185	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
186	** ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'': The "O" in "Heroes" has its hollow replaced by Sonic's head.
187	** ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'': The "O" in "Frontiers" is replaced with a Portal.
188	* ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}'': The remake of the game has the [[MaskOfPower Terror Mask]] for the O in "house".
189	* ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' has the eye designs of the Inklings forming the two "O"s in the main logo.
190	* ''VideoGame/{{Spore}}'': The "O" in ''Spore'' is typically replaced with a stylized picture of a spiral galaxy to tie in with the "universe in a box" pitch of the game with emphasis on creating your own universe of creatures and cultures.
191	* ''VideoGame/SporeCreatures'': Being a spinoff of ''VideoGame/{{Spore}}'', the "O" in the title, like that of ''Spore'''s, is replaced with a stylized spiral galaxy, this time more closely relating to the "exploring the galaxy" nature of the game's plot.
192	* The three games in the ''Franchise/StevenUniverse'' Light Trilogy -- ''VideoGame/AttackTheLight'', ''VideoGame/SaveTheLight'', and ''VideoGame/UnleashTheLight'' -- have the hole in the A replaced with a star (second A for ''Attack'').
193	* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
194	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland'': The "O" in ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' is replaced with a Yoshi egg.
195	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'': The O in "Mario" is replaced by a stylized depiction of the sun, fitting the game's beach theme.
196	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'': The O in "Mario" is replaced by a globe, referencing Mario and Cappy hopping from kingdom to kingdom in search of Princess Peach and Tiara.
197	* Inverted in ''VideoGame/ThereIsNoGameWrongDimension''. The user uses a letter H from a dialogue balloon as a piece of rail.
198	* ''VideoGame/{{Toem}}'': In the title logo, the "O" is a camera.
199	* ''VideoGame/TsukisOdyssey'': In the title logo, Tsuki the rabbit takes the place of the "u", their ears suggesting the shape of the letter.
200	* In the ''VideoGame/{{Wordscapes}}'' logo, a yellow circle (representing the sun) stands in for the "o", and a mountain peak stands in for the "a".
201	[[/folder]]
202
203	[[folder:Web Animation]]
204	* The title logo of ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' has the "v" replaced by a pair of imp horns while the "o" is replaced by a pentagram.
205	* The ''WebAnimation/MurderDrones'' logo substitutes a skull for the "O".
206	* The "B" in the logo of ''WebAnimation/HumansBGone'' is replaced by mantis arms.
207	* ''WebAnimation/SpookyMonth'': The holes of the two Os in "Spooky" are pointed stars, the symbol of The Eyes of the Universe, while the hole of the O in "Month" is a diamond, resembling the amulets the cultists wear.
208	[[/folder]]
209
210	[[folder:Web Comics]]
211	* ''Webcomic/DeadEndia'': The "D" in the logo is a D-shaped ghost, with its gaping mouth making up the hollow part.
212	* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': In Lord English's name, the letter "o" is replaced by a gif of rapidly cycling billiard balls, representing his general billiards theming.
213	* ''Webcomic/{{Huckleberry}}'':
214	** On the cover of issue 2, "At war with a worm", the "o" in the title is an apple with a hole in the middle, representing Mechaworm and his apple armor.
215	** In "Diamondback: Under the Desert", the "i" in the title is dotted with a diamond.
216	** For issue 4, "World of worms", the "o" in "World" is a picture of an Earth-like planet, the "o" in "worms" is a donut, and the rest of the letters in "worms" are worms arranged into the appropriate letter shapes.
217	** When Huckleberry and Mechaworm [[https://huckleberry.thecomicseries.com/comics/58/ meet again]] in issue 4, [[YouSquared they both say "You!"]] The letters making up the word are angry/tough-looking faces shaped like a "Y", "O", and "U".
218	* ''Webcomic/ShenComix'':
219	** In the logo for ''Little Firefighter'', the last "i" is dotted with the Little Firefighter's face.
220	** In the logo for ''My Life as a Skeleton'', the "o" is the skeleton's face.
221	** In the logo for ''Catalogue of Increasingly Normal Stories'', the "o" in "Normal" is a vertical eye, and the "o" in "Stories" is a door.
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225	* The [[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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229	* ''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.
230	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'''s logo has the shape of a frog's foot making up the hollow in the first "A".
231	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'''s logo dots the "i" with a small image of a television.
232	* The Creator/DrSeuss special ''WesternAnimation/HalloweenIsGrinchNight'' has a jack o' lantern in place of the "o" in "Halloween".
233	* ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'':
234	** The "Hazbin Hotel" title logo has the "t" replaced by a key.
235	** In the official LyricVideo for "Poison", the "poison"s in the chorus have the second "O" replaced by a spinning skull.
236	** 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.
237	* ''WesternAnimation/IHeartArlo'': The hollow in the "O" in Arlo is replaced with the titular main character's footprint.
238	* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'': At the end of this cartoon series' intro song, the title character falls into place on the title card, acting as a substitute for the "I" in Inspector. He's upside-down, of course, because he's one klutzy detective.
239	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': In "[[Recap/TheLoudHouseS1E24FunnyBusinessSnowBored Funny Business]]", [[TheFashionista Leni]] dots the "i" in her name with a heart.
240	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Oddballs}}'': The letter O in the show's title gets replaced by James' head. His crocodile friend Max wishes to be a letter in the intro.
241	* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': The logo has an owl symbol in the place of the "O" in "Owl".
242	* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': The title logo uses Phineas' head for the "P" and Ferb's head for the "F".
243	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'':
244	** In "[[Recap/RecessS2E25TheBeautyContest The Beauty Contest]]", the Ashleys (a clique of feminine {{Alpha Bitch}}es) enter [[{{Tomboy}} Spinelli]] into a beauty contest as revenge. Gretchen figures out they were the ones who entered her because the "i"s in Spinelli's name on the signup form are dotted with hearts.
245	** In "[[Recap/RecessS3E12MyFunnyValentines My Funny Valentines]]", TJ makes Valentine cards for all the girls in his grade. For tough tomboy Spinelli, he dots the "i"s with skulls.
246	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': One episode is called "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E10Springfield $pringfield]]".
247	* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': The U in "Universe" has a five-point star inside it, with the long line of the U serving as the top point.
248	* The logo of both ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'' and ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinChronicles'' has the "o" in "Xiaolin" replaced by Omi's head.
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252	* [[https://wordasimage.github.io/Word-As-Image-Page/ Word-As-Image]] is an AI tool that can automatically generate this sort of letterforms. The examples provided on its website include e.g. 'CAT' where the letter 'C' is a silhouette of a sitting cat, or 'PANTS' where 'P' is formed by a pair of trousered legs.
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