fleuron
nounUS /ˈflʊɹɑn/ · UK /ˈfl(j)ʊəɹɒn/
Etymology From Old French floron (“flower”), spelling later changed to match modern French fleuron.
1
An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
2
Architecture The small decorative flower at the centre of each side of a Corinthian abacus; a flos.
3
Media, Publishing, Typography A decorative typographic element, used to separate passages or simply for decoration. Often doubled, e.g. 🙚 🙘 or 🙘🙚, or combined with other fleurons into a short line.
- Fleurons include ❦, 🙐, 🙘, 🙠, 🙨, ☘, 🙬, 🕊, ✾, 𐡷, 𐫱.