dingbats
Flighty, foolish people
Dingbats are typographical ornaments and symbols—stars, arrows, pointing hands, decorative flourishes—used to separate sections or add visual interest to printed text.
The term also means a foolish or scatterbrained person: Don't be such a dingbat.
In architecture, a dingbat is a boxy, unadorned apartment building, common in mid-20th-century Los Angeles.
Thing that beautifies
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- borderOuter edge or limit
- vignetteBrief evocative description
- tailpieceConcluding addition to text
headpiece · embellishment · filler · spacer · divider · rule · cartouche
Carved symbolic figures
- ornamentsDecorative embellishments for display
- bulletsFirearm projectiles
- arrowsShafted projectiles for bows
- starsLuminous celestial bodies
checkmarks · crosses · hearts · snowflakes · zodiac · chess · music · astrological
Unconventional in character
- scatterbrainedLacking mental focus
- dottyMildly eccentric, informal
- battyMildly eccentric or daft
- loopyMildly crazy, informal
nutty · kooky · daffy · wacky · crackpot · oddball · bonkers · silly
Lettering style design
- fontCharacter style set
- flourishesProspers or ornamental strokes
- asterismsRecognizable star patterns
ornament
Thing that beautifies
tailpiece · headpiece · embellishment · filler · spacer · divider · rule · cartouche
glyphs
Carved symbolic figures
- ornamentsDecorative embellishments for display
- bulletsFirearm projectiles
- arrowsShafted projectiles for bows
stars · checkmarks · crosses · hearts · snowflakes · zodiac · chess · music · astrological · emblems
eccentric
Unconventional in character
- scatterbrainedLacking mental focus
- dottyMildly eccentric, informal
- battyMildly eccentric or daft
loopy · nutty · kooky · daffy · wacky · crackpot · oddball · bonkers · silly · goofy
typeface
Lettering style design
- fontCharacter style set
- flourishesProspers or ornamental strokes
- asterismsRecognizable star patterns
- graphicsvector, shapes, 3D graphics, raster, symbols
- symbolssymbols, runes, symbol, asterisks, national symbol
- letterpressletterpress, movable type, metal type, galley, composing stick
- typographic ornamentsflourishes, swashes, filigree, arabesques, dividers
- UnicodeSMP, SIP, emoji, mathematical symbols, astral plane
- foolsfool, idiot, moron, fools, idiots
dingbatsgeniuses
Exceptionally gifted intellects
intellectuals · savants · masterminds · brainiacs · whizzes