/tags/rebus/ Recent bookmarks tagged #rebus Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:59 +0000 http://kottke.org/14/01/emoji-rebus-puzzles Using pictures to represent words dates back to Egyptian hieroglyphics and Chinese pictographs. But in the 1500s in France, a particular format of picture writing called the rebus was invented. A rebus is a word puzzle which uses pictures to represent words (or parts of words). The rebus became very popular in Europe and elsewhere.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #emoji #imported:pinboard #language #mobile #rebus</p> Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:27:04 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:25265 emoji imported:pinboard language mobile rebus