2006-08-17 12:40:54 · 20 answers · asked by Alice Chaos 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Wingdings is a dingbat font .
A dingbat is an ornament or spacer used in typesetting, sometimes more formally known as a "printer's ornament". The term supposedly originated as onomatopoeia in old style metal-type print shops, where extra space around text or illustrations would be filled by "ding"ing an ornament into the space then "bat"ing tight to be ready for inking.
The term continued to be used in the computer industry to describe fonts that had symbols and shapes in the positions designated for alphabetical or numeric characters
So basically such fonts are used in publishing software.
2006-08-17 12:48:59 · answer #1 · answered by rickashe 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Back in the day... way before Clip Art, wingdings were used to illustrate things. Other than that... not much.
2006-08-17 12:44:42 · answer #2 · answered by Inferno35az 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its so one can write messages that have to be uncoded.
The message usually has a key which includes the alphabet letter definition of each WingDing
2006-08-17 12:47:20 · answer #3 · answered by super_rootbeer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i love wingdings but i have no clue what they are or why they are. i just know they look cool
2006-08-17 12:44:14 · answer #4 · answered by notyours 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have no idea. I guess it's a secret language for the nerds that actually sit down and learn the characters.
2006-08-17 12:44:43 · answer #5 · answered by Southpaw 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its a secret font from the egyptian days when atlantis sunk into the sea. The illuminati uses it to communicate with one another. Thats all I can say, I can say no more.
2006-08-17 12:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by willberb 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
To confuse people and make them think you are an alien or some foreign person :D
2006-08-17 12:45:13 · answer #7 · answered by ChaiTea 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
people killing chickens before they are grown so they had to come up with a catchy name.for the small parts.
2006-08-17 12:46:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
for making logos on your docs and i am a geek i use it to send messages in SE4. (my game)
2006-08-17 12:47:15 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Aggravation and confusion.
2006-08-17 12:43:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋