I will be talking about simplicial sets, which are combinatorial objects widely used in topology. But this time, I'll explain how some of them can characterize graphs, and by extension categories. After defining what simplicial sets are, I will show how to associate to each graph a simplicial set, called its nerve. I will then give a nerve for partial order and categories as well. Then, we will study which simplicial sets arise as nerves from a category, given by the so- called Segal condition. Finally, I will show how to recover graphs, partial orders and categories from their nerve.