A logo is an iconic symbol designed to represent a company, product or service, and sometimes certain places (i.e. Canada). It also depicts an organization's personality.
In recent times the term 'logo' has been used to describe signs, emblems, coats of arms, symbols and even flags. In this article several examples of 'true' logotypes are displayed, which may generally be contrasted with emblems, or marks which include non-textual graphics of some kind. Emblems with non-textual content are distinct from true logotypes.