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Summary

Icon is a programming language[1]. Icon draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #109 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • Icon was influenced by SNOBOL[3].
  • Icon was influenced by ALGOL[4].
  • Icon's instance of is recorded as programming language[5].
  • Icon's designed by is recorded as Ralph Griswold[6].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 9.5.1[7].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 9.5.20i[8].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 9.5.22e[9].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as v9.5.23a[10].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 9.5.20f[11].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 9.5.20g[12].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 9.5.20h[13].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 9.5.21b[14].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 9.5.22a[15].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 9.5.22b[16].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 9.5.22c[17].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 9.5.22d[18].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 9.5.23a[19].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 932[20].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 940[21].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 941[22].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 942[23].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 943[24].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 950[25].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 951[26].
  • Icon's software version identifier is recorded as 9.5.24a[27].

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Designation and Status

Icon's instance of is recorded as programming language[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1977 marks the founding of Icon[28].

Why It Matters

Icon draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #109 of 742).[2] Icon has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Icon is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Icon has been cited as an influence by Python[31], an object-based language[32], founded in 1991[33]; Unicon[34], a programming language[35]; Converge[36], a programming language[37]; and jq[38], an open-source software[39], founded in 2012[40].

FAQs

Who did Icon influence?

Icon has been cited as an influence by Python[31], Unicon[34], Converge[36], and jq[38].

Related Entities

ALGOL computer programming Converge Icon Library procedural programming programming language Python Ralph Griswold SNOBOL Unicon

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . www2.cs.arizona.edu. Retrieved . www2.cs.arizona.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → Icon
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Foldoc id: Icon, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/4a1600b576016/|details]])"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Typing discipline → —
    Logo image → Panorama Icon logo Mondadori.png
    Freebase id → /m/03tr0
    Readable file format → —
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007538533705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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