Dingbat
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In typography, a dingbat is an ornament, specifically, a grapheme used in typesetting, often employed to create box frames, or as a dinkus. Some of the dingbat symbols have been used as signature mark
Poem typeset with generous use of decorative dingbats around the edges (1880s). Dingbats are not part of the text.
Asterism (typography)
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In typography, an asterism, ⁂, is a typographic symbol consisting of three asterisks placed in a triangle, which is used for a variety of purposes. The name originates from the astronomical term for a
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…Arrows in Unicode blocks Asterism (typography), a triangle of asterisks Fleuron (typography), known as a class of horticultural dingbats…
Asterisms used as dinkuses in the James Joyce novel Ulysses, the "Wandering Rocks" chapter, from the 1922 edition. The 1961 edition used a hollow white star (☆), and the 1984 edition used a row of three asterisks.