Dingbats are specialty typefaces that consist of symbols and ornaments instead of letters. Wingdings is probably the best-known dingbat font, though there are now thousands, often created around themes.
Dingbats are appropriate for both print and web applications and can enhance visual communication in many ways. Use them as:
- bullets (try squares, inverted triangles, or checkmarks)
- paragraph separators
- article endings
- borders (when strung together)
- checkboxes on forms or surveys
- eye-catching symbols to highlight e-mail
- addresses, telephone and fax numbers, etc.
- logos (when combined with type)
- purely decorative elements