[Editors] Name that icon

[Tom Pixton]

Typographers use the term "finial" to describe a type ornament at the 
end of an article. Dingbat is a more recent term, used since the 80's.

At 11:51 AM -0400 7/6/04, William Litant wrote:
>Quick question - this is driving me nuts. (Or, more nuts than I 
>already am.) Does anyone recall the design term for a little icon 
>that follows the last sentence of a print article to signify the 
>end? I know there's a name for this but it's been too long. Help 
>would be appreciated.
>
>Bill Litant
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