Pictogram-displaying signaling device for a motor vehicle, and signal light equipped with such a lighting device

A signaling device for a motor vehicle adapted to display pictograms, comprising:

• a display zone disposed on the vehicle,
• a complementary zone that surrounds the display zone, and
• circuitry configured to
• display a pictogram in the display zone, the pictogram emitting a light beam that partially meets in shape and intensity statutory photometric characteristics of at least one signaling function;
• and
• emit a complementary light beam from the complementary zone, wherein
• the complementary light beam compensates differences of shape and intensity of the pictogram, so that a combination of the display zone light beam and the complementary light beam meets in the shape and intensity statutory photometric characteristics.