Editing Rebus (section)

==Modern rebuses, word plays==
[[File:Top Secret Rebus Puzzle.png|thumb|A rebus puzzle representing [[Top Secret|top secret]]]]
A modern example of the rebus used as a form of [[word play]] is:
:H + [[File:Earcov.JPG|30px|alt=Ear]]  = ''Hear'', or ''Here''.
By extension, it also uses the positioning of words or parts of words in relation to each other to convey a hidden meaning, for example:
:p walk ark'': walk in the park.

A rebus made up solely of letters (such as "CU" for "See you") is known as a [[gramogram]], grammagram, or letteral word. This concept is sometimes extended to include numbers (as in "Q8" for "[[Kuwait]]", or "8" for "ate").<ref name="high">{{cite web|title=Cryptic crossword reference lists > Gramograms|url=http://www.highlightpress.com.au/gramograms.html|publisher=Highlight Press|access-date=31 December 2016}}</ref> Rebuses are sometimes used in [[crossword]] puzzles, with multiple letters or a symbol fitting into a single square.<ref name="nyt-solve">{{cite news|title=How to Solve The New York Times Crossword|work=The New York Times|author=Deb Amlen|author-link=Deb Amlen|access-date=12 December 2017|url=https://www.nytimes.com/guides/crosswords/how-to-solve-a-crossword-puzzle}}</ref>