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Wingdings
| Language(s) | Dingbat ornaments |
|---|---|
| Definitions | UTC L2/12-368 |
| Classification | Pi fonts |
| Other related encoding(s) | Webdings, Zapf Dingbats, Bookshelf Symbol 7 |
Wingdings is a series of dingbat fonts that render letters as a variety of symbols. They were originally developed in 1990 by Microsoft by combining glyphs from Lucida Icons, Arrows, and Stars licensed from Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes.[1] Certain versions of the font's copyright string include attribution to Type Solutions, Inc., the maker of a tool used to hint the font.
None of the characters were mapped to Unicode at the time; however, Unicode approved the addition of many symbols in the Wingdings and Webdings fonts in Unicode 7.0.[2][3]
- ^ Bigelow, Charles (November 2005). "Notes on Lucida® designs". Archived from the original on 2023-12-12.
- ^ Unicode 7.0.0 Pictographic symbols (including many emoji), geometric symbols, arrows, and ornaments originating from the Wingdings and Webdings sets
- ^ Wingdings and Webdings Symbols (Unicode document 11-052) by Michel Suignard, 2011-02-15, the study of the repertoire and possibilities of unification
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