In computer terms, a dingbat refers to a font made up of symbols or ornamental glyphs rather than standard alphanumeric characters. These symbols include arrows, stars, pointing hands, decorative shapes, and other icons used for embellishment or functional purposes like section dividers in text. Originally developed as the ITC Zapf Dingbats font, dingbat fonts place these symbols at code points typically reserved for letters or numbers, a practice that started due to limited character encoding space in earlier operating systems. Modern dingbat fonts are encoded in Unicode, which assigns unique code points specifically for these ornamental characters, allowing easier and standardized use across platforms. The Unicode Dingbats block (U+2700 to U+27BF) includes many such symbols derived from the original Zapf Dingbats series. Additionally, there are related ornamental dingbat blocks like those used in fonts such as Webdings and Wingdings. In summary, a dingbat in computing is a font or character set made up of decorative symbols used in typesetting and digital text, distinct from regular letters and numbers