DictionarywingdingDecorative character
noun

wingding

A decorative typographic symbol.

The decorative border included a small wingding.

Etymology

The typographic use is associated with Wingdings, the name of a symbol font. It names decorative characters used in place of ordinary letters.

More examples

  • She replaced the letter with a wingding symbol.
  • The font offered arrows and other wingdings.
  • An ornamental wingding separated the sections.

Forms

wingding · wingdings

Similar words

dingbat
Dingbat is the standard typographic term for an ornamental symbol; wingding is an informal alternative.
glyph
Glyph is any written or typographic shape; a wingding is a decorative symbol.