The shining
"The asterisk is placed against [that which has been] omitted, in order for what seems to be omitted may shine forth." —St. Isidore of Seville, Etymolgiae
(as quoted in Torbjörn Lundmark's Quirky Qwerty)
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Trivia: What is the triple asterisk section-break indicator above (* * *) known as?
Labels: asterisks
posted by Ed Park @ 10:12 AM
3 Comments:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterism_(typography)
I believe an asterism is for the pyramid formation:
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What about as a section divider?
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i learned the horizontal section divider asterisk-trio as a "section break" ("with asterisks"). but that seemed too easy! you're right, though; asterism isn't it...
hm...until a properly correct and ancient typographical term is unearthed, in my personal copyediting slang the * * * section breaker will be known as "the flattened asterism".
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