geta mark

English

Etymology

Partial calque of Japanese 下(げ)駄(た)記(き)号(ごう) (geta kigō), alluding to the similarity between the shape of this symbol and that of a footprint from a geta shoe.

Noun

geta mark (plural geta marks)

1. (typography) The symbol 〓, used as a placeholder in electronic or printed text to indicate the presence of an ideographic character for which no glyph is available.