dingbat

thumb|right|Poem typeset with generous use of decorative dingbats around the edges (1880s). Dingbats are not part of the text.

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Unicode block.blockname: Ornamental Dingbats
Unicode block.rangestart: 1F650
Unicode block.rangeend: 1F67F
Unicode block.script1: Common
Unicode block.1_0_0: 160
Unicode block.3_2: 14
Unicode block.5_2: 1
Unicode block.6_0: 16
Unicode block.7_0: 48
Unicode block.sources: dingbat fonts Webdings, Wingdings, and Wingdings 2
Unicode block.symbols: Leaf ornaments, ornamental punctuation

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Commons category: Typographic ornaments

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Examples
Dingbats Unicode block
Ornamental Dingbats Unicode block
Character table
Dingbat fonts
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thumb|right|Poem typeset with generous use of decorative dingbats around the edges (1880s). Dingbats are not part of the text.

In typography, a dingbat (sometimes more formally known as a '''printer's ornament or printer's character) is an ornament, specifically, a grapheme used in typesetting, often employed to create box frames (similar to box-drawing characters), or as a dinkus (section divider). Some of the dingbat symbols have been used as signature marks or used in bookbinding to order sections.