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The origins of pictograms are ideograms and hieroglyphs from thousands of years ago. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has selected some pictograms as international standards.

Researching modern pictograms on a worldwide basis, the team produced 34 distinct pictograms. By 1979, 16 more symbols were added to the system, which brought the total to 50, where it remains today.