#$*&^! = Grawlix February 1, 2012
Posted by Olivia McDowell in Pretty!, Punctuation, Spellcheck, The Ether, Typography, Wisdom, Words.Tags: Expletives, Grawlix, Punctuation, Typography
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>> A word for that: Grawlix
Until its OED entry is solemnized, we’ll have to settle for this definition on Wiktionary: “grawlix, n. A string of typographical symbols used (especially in comic strips) to represent an obscenity or swear word.” I don’t think I’ll ever look at a character set quite the same way again.
%^&*@ing glorious!
Read the whole thing at Hoefler & Frere-Jones (via @GrammarMonkeys and @mental_floss)
