dinkus

Etymology

Possibly from German Ding (“thing”).

noun

  1. A small drawing or artwork used for decoration in a magazine or periodical.
  2. (typography) A line of three asterisks (* * *).
    More generally a dinkus is a small ornamentation, usually three asterisks, that break up sections of a book chapter, article or other written text. 31 January 2023, Elisabeth Ribbans, “The perils of using journalist jargon outside the newsroom”, in The Guardian

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