Monogram

A monogram is a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol.

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FII = Franciscus Iosephus Imperator (Franz Joseph I of Austria)	FII = Franciscus Iosephus Imperator (Franz Joseph I of Austria)	VR = Victoria Regina (Victoria of the United Kingdom)	EIIR = Elizabeth II Regina (Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom)
EVIIR = Eduardus VII Rex (Edward VII of the United Kingdom)	EVIIR = Eduardus VII Rex	Monogram of Heinrich III. (HRR)
George II of Great Britain	George III of the United Kingdom	Margrethe II of Denmark, monogram	EIIR = Elizabeth II Regina
	Charlemagne	Monogramm Friedrichs des III.. Enthalten ist die Devise „aeiou“	Charles XII of Sweden

Iota-Eta-Sigma (ΙΗΣΟΥΣ), the JHS or IHS monogram of the name of Jesus (or traditional Christogram symbol	Medieval-style IHS monogram (Iota-Eta-Sigma)	Medieval-style IHC monogram (Iota-Eta-Sigma, based on "lunate" sigma)	IHS monogram
Version of Jesuit emblem (IHS)	The Labarum (or Chi Rho) symbol of Christianity (the first two letters of "Christ" in Greek).	"Light and Life" in Greek.	Maria

Monogramme of Laurens Girard	Detail of etching “Mary and St. Anne (St. Elisabeth ?)“ from Daniel Hopfer	Dish base bearing a monogram. Constantinople, 2d half of the 13th century–14th century	Albrecht Dürer's monogram on a table
Albrecht Dürer	Mark Twain