What are glyphs?

When you see a plot, interactive or not, it is usually composed of geometric shapes that make up every element in that plot. In Bokeh, these geometric shapes are called glyphs. If we wanted to create a line plot, we would have to use a line to represent information on the plot, and if we wanted to create a scatter plot with a circle as our marker, we would use a circle to represent that information.

These geometric shapes that are used to convey visual information to readers about a piece of data are called glyphs.

In this book, we will help you plot the four types of plot where above using glyphs, and we will also give you information on the various types of plot that can be plotted using glyphs.