Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for displaying symbols on a matrix screen. The device includes means (11) for storing several static areas (2, 3) of the screen (1) and several symbols (4, 5) to be displayed in each area (2, 3), an area table (12) defining the symbol (4, 5) to be displayed for each area (2, 3) and display control means (10) for each point of the matrix depending on the symbol (4, 5) held in the area table (12) and on whether the point belongs to a given area (2, 3) determined by the storage means (11). The method includes, for each point of the screen, in determining the area (2, 3) to which the point belongs using storage means (11); determining the symbol (4, 5) to be displayed using the area table (12); and generating the display of the point.