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Dinkus

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of a single overarching section. When an author chooses to use a dinkus to divide a larger section, the intent is to maintain an overall sense of continuity within the overall chapter or section while changing elements of the setting or timeline. For instance, when the writer is introducing a
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Many applications of the dinkus, including those that were common historically, have indicated intentional omission of information. In these cases, the dinkus is used to inform the reader that the information has been omitted. It can also be used to mean
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flashback or other jarring scene change, a dinkus can help denote the change in setting within the overall theme of the chapter; in that case, it can be preferable to the initiation of a new chapter. This technique is used especially in
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Newspapers, magazines, and other works can use dinkuses as simple ornamentation of typography, for solely aesthetic reasons. When a dinkus is used primarily for aesthetic purposes, it often takes the form of a
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Many variations of dinkuses are composed partially or entirely of asterisks, although other symbols can be used to achieve the same goals. Some examples include a series of dots,
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A dinkus can also be used in any context as a simple means of abbreviation of any text. The dinkus is also used specifically in this capacity within the sphere of
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translation of a French work depicting the use of a series of dots as a dinkus. The dinkus is used to separate the translator's notes from the text.
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In some cases, the use of a dinkus has been employed in poetry in order to convey non-verbal meaning. This is exemplified in the poem
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on a line of its own with vertical spacing before and after the symbol. The dinkus has been in use in various forms since
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The dinkus is used for various purposes, but many of them are related to an intentional break in the flow of the text.
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as a dinkus in earlier prints, while newer editions replace it with three horizontal asterisks.
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Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks
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by Lara Mimosa Montes, in which the poet makes frequent use of a circular dinkus,
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A combination of a fleuron and line-shaped dinkus in the same Polish work.
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Peško, Radim; Lüthi, Louis (2007). Bailey, Stuart; Bilak, Peter (eds.).
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Celebrating the Family: Ethnicity, Consumer Culture, and Family Rituals
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A Comprehensive System of Grammatical and Rhetorical Punctuation
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is a typographic symbol which often consists of three spaced
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Index

dingus
dingbat
Asterisms in use
James Huneker
<?>
Unicode
rendering support
question marks, boxes, or other symbols
typography
asterisks
subsection
centrally aligned
asterism
subsections
literary fiction
Ellipsis
untitled
Album for the Young
Robert Schumann

lawmaking
city ordinances
repeal
fleuron
dingbat
fleurons
asterisms
infinity symbols
Esperanto Braille punctuation
A Polish translation of a French work depicting the use of a series of dots as a dinkus. The dinkus is used to separate the translator's notes from the text.

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