Explore our collection of dingbat symbols - decorative characters originally from specialized fonts like Wingdings, now available as Unicode characters. Perfect for adding style to documents, social media posts, and creative projects. Just click to copy!
Explore our comprehensive collection of dingbat symbols and decorative characters. These versatile and distinctive glyphs originated from specialized font families like Wingdings and Zapf Dingbats, now available as Unicode characters for easy use in any digital context.
Dingbats are decorative or pictorial symbols that were originally part of specialty fonts like Wingdings, Webdings, and Zapf Dingbats. These symbol fonts mapped standard keyboard characters to decorative symbols instead of regular letters. Today, many of these symbols have been incorporated into Unicode, making them accessible without special fonts.
The term "dingbat" has been used in the printing industry since the 1800s to refer to ornamental type elements. In digital typography, dingbats gained popularity with the release of the Zapf Dingbats font by Hermann Zapf in 1978, followed by Microsoft's Wingdings in 1990. These fonts allowed users to access decorative symbols before emoji and Unicode were standardized.
In 1991, Apple and Microsoft proposed to encode Zapf Dingbats in Unicode, which was accepted, making many dingbat symbols available as standard Unicode characters. This transformation from specialized fonts to Unicode characters has made dingbats more accessible and universally compatible across different platforms and devices.
While most modern systems support these Unicode dingbat symbols, some older systems or specialized applications might display them differently. Always test critical implementations in your specific target environment. For maximum compatibility in professional contexts, consider using the most common symbols that have been widely supported for many years.
| Symbol | Name | Unicode |
|---|---|---|
| ❀ | Flower | U+2740 |
| ✿ | White Florette | U+273F |
| ❁ | Floral Bullet | U+2741 |
| ✓ | Check Mark | U+2713 |
| ✗ | Ballot X | U+2717 |
| ☞ | White Right Pointing Index | U+261E |
| ☛ | Black Right Pointing Index | U+261B |
| ★ | Black Star | U+2605 |
| ☆ | White Star | U+2606 |
| ■ | Black Square | U+25A0 |
| □ | White Square | U+25A1 |
| ● | Black Circle | U+25CF |
| ○ | White Circle | U+25CB |
| ❦ | Floral Heart | U+2766 |
| ❧ | Rotated Floral Heart | U+2767 |