Icon (disambiguation)

An icon, from the Greek word for image, is a religious painting in the tradition of Christianity.

Icon may also refer to:

General concepts

• Icon (semiotics), a sign characterised by iconicity, the resemblance to what it signifies
  • Pictogram, a type of graphic sign
• Icon (computing), an image used in a graphical user interface
• Cultural icon, something or someone that is seen as representative of a given culture
  • Pop icon, a celebrity, character, or object whose exposure in pop culture constitutes a defining characteristic of a given society or era
  • Architectural icon, a groundbreaking or unique building
  • Gay icon, an LGBT cultural icon

Art, entertainment and media

Books and magazines

• Icon (novel), a 1997 fiction novel by Frederick Forsyth
• Icon, a novel by Bodie and Brock Thoene
• iCon: Steve Jobs, a 2005 biography of Steve Jobs by Jeffrey Young
• Icons: Creativity with Camera and Computer, an illustrated book by photographer Douglas Kirkland
• Icon (character), a Milestone/DC comic book superhero
• Icon the Ungodly, a character from The world of Legend
• Icon (architecture magazine), British architecture and design magazine
• Icon (lifestyle magazine), a fashion and celebrity magazine
• ICON, a Singapore magazine published by SPH Media Trust
• ICON, a magazine published by International Committee for the History of Technology
• I•CON, the International Journal of Constitutional Law, an academic legal journal

Film and television

• Icon (film), a 2005 thriller film
• Icons (TV series), an American documentary TV show
• "Icon" (Stargate SG-1), a 2004 television episode of Stargate SG-1

Games

• Def Jam: Icon, a 2007 fighting video game

Music

• Icon (band), an American rock band
  • Icon (Icon album) (1984), the band's self-titled debut album
• No Min-woo, stage name ICON, a South Korean actor and musician
• Icon (album series), a series of compilation albums released by Universal Music Enterprises
• Icon (Benighted album) (2007)
• Icon (Vince Gill album) (2010)
• Icon (John Lennon album) (2014)
• Icon (Paradise Lost album) (1993)
• Icon (Wetton and Downes album) (2005)
• Icon (Trisha Yearwood album) (2010)
• DAAS Icon, a 1990 comedy album by Doug Anthony All Stars
• Icon 2 (2011), an album by George Strait
• Iconic (EP), by Icona Pop
• Icons (Eli Keszler album), 2021
• Icons (None More Black album) (2010)
• "Icon" (song), 2017 single by Jaden Smith
• "Icon", a 2021 song by Twice from the album Formula of Love: O+T=<3
• "Icons", a 2021 song by Hot Issue
• The Singles 1992–2003, a greatest hits album by No Doubt, re-released as Icon

Brands and companies

• Hotel Icon (Houston), a hotel in Houston, Texas, US
• ICON Aircraft, an aircraft manufacturer in Vacaville, California, US
• Icon Books, a London-based publisher
• Icon Comics, a Marvel comics imprint
• Icon Group International, a publisher of automatically generated books compiled from Internet sources
  • Icon Health Publications, an imprint of Icon Group International
• Icon Productions, an American independent production company
• Icon Films, a British independent television production company
• ICON PLC, a multinational Contract Research Organization
• Nokia Lumia Icon, a smartphone made by Nokia
• Geely Icon, a sport utility vehicle model
• ICON (blockchain platform), a decentralized, open-source blockchain with smart contract functionality

Organizations

• Consorzio ICoN, a consortium of 21 Italian universities, focusing on philology
• Icon FC, an amateur association football club in New Jersey, United States
• Icon Theatre, a British theatre company
• Institute of Conservation, a British cultural heritage organisation
• International Council on Nanotechnology, a group concerned with risks and use of nanotechnology

Science and technology

• Icon (programming language), a high-level programming language
• ICON (microcomputer), a computer built in the 1980s
• ICOsahedral Nonhydrostatic, the global numerical weather prediction model of the German Weather Service
• Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON), a NASA satellite mission to study Earth's ionosphere

Science fiction conventions

• Icon (Iowa science fiction convention)
• I-CON, an American science fiction fan convention
• ICon festival, an Israeli science fiction and fantasy fan convention
• List of ICON science fiction conventions

Other uses

• Icon (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK
• Icon Complex, a proposed, multi-purpose low-rise building in Hobart
• No Min-woo, stage name ICON, a South Korean actor and musician
• Icon of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship

See also

• Icahn (disambiguation)
• Icône, a residential tower in Montreal, Canada
• Ikon (disambiguation)
• Iconography, the content of images, and the study of that subject