# 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

## Arts, entertainment, and media
### Books

* 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

### Fictional characters

* Icon (character), a Milestone/DC comic book superhero
* Icon the Ungodly, a character from The world of Legend

### 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

### Magazines

* 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

### 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 (Tony Effe album) (2024)
* 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

### Other arts and entertainment

* Def Jam: Icon, a 2007 fighting video game
* Icon, a series of annual exhibitions held at JamFactory in Adelaide, South Australia

## 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
* Icon-class cruise ship
* Iloilo Convention Center, a convention center in Iloilo City, Philippines