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What is a dingbat? (dict doesn't know)

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Re: Re: Dingbats in node titles?
by gmax (Abbot) on Mar 01, 2002 at 10:01 UTC
    from http://www.maran.com/dictionary/d/dingbat/.
    Special characters like stars, hands, arrows, and geometric shapes you can use to decorate a document. A collection of dingbats is found in a popular font called Wingdings.
    A Google search would tell you more that you might want to know. :)

    BTW, I don't like them in node titles either.
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      It took a while before i realised what they are, and how they're used over here. I was afraid for wingdings characters or images, but the single characters are no problem for me.

      Are there rules for dingbats in node titles? (written or implicitly assumed?)

      ++ vs lbh qrpbqrq guvf hfvat n ge va Crey :)
      Nabgure bar vs lbh qvq fb jvgubhg ernqvat n znahny svefg.
      -- vs lbh hfrq OFQ pnrfne ;)
          - Whreq