Thread: What's the name for the swirly imagess used to end chapters
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Old 08-18-2016, 12:06 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by dwig View Post
"Fleurons" are floral derived ornaments. The "swirly images" that aren't floral (e.g. flower and/or leaf motifs) and aren't an embellished letter would be "flourishes".

They would become "end marks" if, and only if, they are used to mark the end of something. End marks can be anything; a letter, a logo, a fleuron, a flourish, a bullet, ... .

There are a number of special fonts built with just these (e.g. http://www.fontspace.com/nymphont/nymphette ). If you use one of these it would likely be best to convert the glyph to an image if you are using it in an ebook or other electronic display.
Why convert to a graphic? Better to embed and subset the font. Modern eBook formats such as ePub & KF8 support font embedding.
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