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A zigzag against the top of the square: the top element alone, at full heat.
Also known as: Broil, Zigzag on an oven dial, Jagged line symbol
A jagged line, depicting the element itself. Its position at the top of the square is the information: heat comes from above only, which is what distinguishes grilling from baking.
A zigzag line set against the top edge of the oven square, indicating that the upper element operates alone at high output.
What a given programme actually does is in the appliance's own instructions. The symbol names the function; the manufacturer decides how it behaves.
Contexts: Electrical equipment
The zigzag depicts the element, which in an oven is a folded resistance wire. Most oven symbols are pictures of the hardware rather than abstractions.
A shorter zigzag covering part of the width indicates a half or centre grill, heating only the middle of the cavity to save energy on a small quantity.
A line folded into a series of sharp peaks and troughs, running horizontally against the upper edge of a square outline.