Generally, a motif is a recurring element or theme in a work of art or media.
Motif may refer to:
General concepts Motif (chess composition), an element of a move in the consideration of its purpose Motif (folkloristics), a recurring element that creates recognizable patterns in folklore and folk-art traditions Motif (music), a salient recurring fragment or succession of notes Motif (narrative), any recurring element in a story that has symbolic significance or the reason behind actions Motif (textile arts), a recurring element or fragment that, when joined, creates a larger work Motif (visual arts), a repeated theme or pattern
Biochemistry Sequence motif, a sequence pattern of nucleotides in a DNA sequence or amino acids in a protein Short linear motif, a stretch of protein sequence that mediates protein–protein interaction Structural motif, a pattern in a protein structure formed by the spatial arrangement of amino acids
Other uses Motif (2019 film), 2019 Malaysian Malay-language crime drama film Motif (album), a 2008 album by guitarist Steve Howe Motif (band), a Swedish experimental jazz band Motif (software), a GUI specification and widget toolkit for Unix Network motif, patterns (sub-graphs) that recur more often than expected Yamaha Motif, a series of music workstations
See also Meme Internet meme Motive (disambiguation)