[ Public ]
FrameworkMetric vocabulary, limits, and screening structure.ReportsReviewed public case histories and score interpretation.CasesEditorial comparisons built from reviewed public reports.Icon setsCanonical provider coverage linked to public reports.Public-service contextOne high-risk coverage context for shared icon decisions.AboutProject origin, creator, and operating boundaries.[ PICTOGRAM CASE HISTORY ]
Rounded icon
Needs intervention
Visible referent: Fax. Intended message: The icon must communicate Fax in a digital interface. This Material Symbols asset uses the Rounded style in default interface contexts.
0.55
PCS
0.75
CLL
0.61
NTR
[ Style variants ]
pictoclarity / material-symbols-fax
[ Diagnostic output ]
0.55 PCS · 0-1 higher is clearer
The report starts with the visible asset, intended message, score, and context. The estimate stays scoped to this case.
pictoclarity / material-symbols-fax-rounded
Output - Material Symbols Fax Icon (Rounded)
This reviewed catalog report estimates clarity for Fax in default interface contexts. Scores are screening estimates and do not replace user testing.
0.55
PCS
PictoClarity Score
0.75
CLL
Convention Learning Load
0.61
NTR
Neurocognitive Transfer Risk
[ CASE INTERPRETATION ]
Needs intervention
0.55
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.The pictogram carries meaningful clarity risk. It applies to this pictogram, this meaning, and this public context.
[ Report trace ]
Context first. Score second. Support last.
01
Framework output for the Material Symbols Fax icon in the rounded style.
02
Evidence trend review: Public evidence trend has no visible historical evidence source, so it cannot render as a sourced public trend.
03
Primary referent: fax.
04
Review annual evidence before publishing trend or cohort-transfer claims.
[ METRIC DRIVERS ]
Semantic Transparency Score
Input
Expected
Estimated
0.61
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.Confusion Risk Index
Input
Possible
Estimated
0.47
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Intervention.Readability Test Score
Input
Visual
Estimated
0.75
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Strong.PictoClarity Score
Input
Estimated
Estimated
0.55
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.Needs intervention 0.55
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.The pictogram carries meaningful clarity risk. This level is scoped to the submitted meaning, visual asset, and public-use context.
Last Reviewed
Jul 05, 2026
[ Score scale ]
Needs intervention
The label names screening risk for this context. It is not a certification or a measured comprehension rate.
0.80-1.00
Strong clarity
The pictogram communicates well in this context.
Use it, then keep testing with real users.
0.65-0.79
Usable with support
The pictogram works with labels or context.
Pair it with text and monitor interpretation.
0.50-0.64
Needs intervention
Current report
The pictogram carries meaningful clarity risk.
Improve the symbol before relying on it.
0.00-0.49
Not reliable
The pictogram does not communicate enough alone.
Replace it or add strong alternative support.
[ CONVERGENCE PROFILE ]
The profile compares visual evidence, semantic extraction, cultural recognition, time, and cognitive context. It shows agreement between signals, not universal validity.
The radar shows where meaning converges. It does not certify universal validity.
Area
0.24
Balance
0.71
Perceptual
0.75
Semantic
0.61
Functional
0.46
Cultural
0.35
Temporal
0.26
Neurocognitive
0.46
Context Independence
0.60
Collective Resonance
0.42
Weakest Axis
Temporal Convergence
How strongly meaning persists over time without semantic decay.
Strongest Axis
Perceptual Convergence
How strongly visual form survives size, blur, contrast, and detail loss.
| Axis | Score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceptual Convergence | 0.75 | How strongly visual form survives size, blur, contrast, and detail loss. |
| Semantic Convergence | 0.61 | How strongly extracted meaning converges on one interpretation. |
| Functional Convergence | 0.46 | How strongly the symbol maps to the intended function. |
| Cultural Convergence | 0.35 | How strongly recognition holds across cultural evidence and assumptions. |
| Temporal Convergence | 0.26 | How strongly meaning persists over time without semantic decay. |
| Neurocognitive Convergence | 0.46 | How strongly the symbol follows AAC pictogram reading: transparent referent, concrete action, low convention load, and support. |
| Context Independence | 0.60 | How strongly meaning survives without external labels or placement cues. |
| Collective Resonance | 0.42 | How strongly public evidence supports shared recognition and persistence. |
Legacy function
The visible object can be recognizable while the intended action behaves as a learned interface convention.
Cultural axis
0.35
Recognition depends on cultural exposure and prior assumptions, so shared understanding is weaker than visual recognition alone suggests.
Temporal axis
0.26
Meaning weakens over time when the source object or function is less present in everyday use.
[ Published findings ]
9 findings
Findings summarize the public reading for this pictogram. They do not replace user testing.
Finding 01
Evidence trend review: Public evidence trend has no visible historical evidence source, so it cannot render as a sourced public trend.
Finding 02
Primary referent: fax.
Finding 03
Implied function: The icon must communicate Fax in a digital interface..
Finding 04
Metaphor type: legacy_functional.
Finding 05
Functional meaning: The icon must communicate Fax in a digital interface..
Finding 06
PCS total: 0.55.
Finding 07
The symbol depends on a meaning with measurable semantic age.
Finding 08
Comprehension likely varies by generation or prior exposure.
Finding 09
The sign behaves as a learned convention rather than a transparent pictogram.
[ Public evidence ]
When annual source series are unavailable, the chart shows the saved metric profile for this report.
Measurement point: 2026
Review
Reference point.
X axis: Measurement point
| Measurement point | PictoClarity Score | Semantic Transparency Score | Convention Learning Load | Neurocognitive Transfer Risk | Evidence Reliability Score | Confusion Risk Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.75 | 0.61 | 0.38 | 0.47 |
asset source
Material Symbols by Google
Unofficial clarity analysis. PictoClarity is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google. Material Symbols are provided by Google under their published license.
Open source[ Metric scorecard ]
22 metrics
Each metric explains one pressure point. The composite score uses these signals together.
PCS
Driver
0.55
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.PictoClarity Score
Why it matters
The composite score is pulled down by high convention load, AAC baseline transfer risk, confusion risk, and weak public evidence.
model-estimated / derived
STS
0.61
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.Semantic Transparency Score
model-estimated / independent
CRI
Driver
0.47
0-1 scale; lower is safer. Watch.Confusion Risk Index
Why it matters
The intended meaning can compete with nearby readings, especially when the icon appears without a text label.
model-estimated / derived
VRS
0.72
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.Visual Readability Score
measured / independent
PCH
1.00
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Strong.Perceptual Cohesion
measured / independent
RTS
0.75
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Strong.Readability Test Score
measured / independent
SRS
0.70
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.Scale Robustness Score
measured / independent
BRS
0.84
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Strong.Blur Robustness Score
measured / independent
TCS
0.78
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Strong.Target Contrast Stability
measured / independent
SDS
0.74
0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Support.Stroke Durability Score
measured / independent
[ RECOMMENDED SUPPORT ]
Recommendation
Review annual evidence before publishing trend or cohort-transfer claims.
Recommendation
Test object-to-action transfer with neurodivergent participants.
Recommendation
Validate whether users learn the convention or infer the action directly.
Recommendation
Test the pictogram with users across age bands.
Recommendation
Pair the pictogram with a modern functional cue.
Recommendation
Run representative user testing before publication.
[ Private testing / Admin invite ]
Access stays invite-only during private testing.
Requests feed the admin invite queue.
Useful context helps select early pilots.