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We all know what plays on words are. They are mainly based on the phonetical resemblance of some words. But there are plays on words based on the resemblance or layout of graphical notations of words (letters, glyphes, ideograms, etc.)<br>

For languages with alphabets, they are mostly associated with rebuses.
For example in French:<br>

D<math>\quad\quad</math>I<math>\quad\quad</math>NER = diner sans cérémonie<br>
<small>(''diner sans cérémonie'' means « dinner without formality ». But you can cut ''sans cérémonie'' into ''céré mon ie'', that sounds exactly like ''sans serrer mon I'', which means « without squeezing my I ». <br>Then, the word ''diner'' without tightenning the letter I gives D<math>\quad\quad</math>I<math>\quad\quad</math>NER.)</small><br>
DU BRDEAUX A VORE : du Bordeaux sans eau à votre santé<br>
<small>(''sans eau'' sounds like ''sans O'' which means « without O », and ''santé'' sounds like ''sans T'' which means « without T ». Then you just have to write ''Du Bordeaux'' without the letter O and ''à votre'' without the letter T. Over all, this sentence means « some Bordeaux wine without water, and cheers (literally "to your health") ».)</small><br>
L’ N : L’oncle Sophocle<br>
<small>(''L’oncle Sophocle'' means « uncle Sophocles ». But ''Sophocle'' sounds like ''sauf ocle'', which means « except ocle ». If you write ''l’oncle'' without the letters of ''ocle'', you get L’ N.)</small>

English speakers, if you know any plays on words of this kind in your language, let us know !