Printed bleepSourced
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Even @#$% has a name
A jumble of symbols replacing profanity in a comic is called a grawlix. The characters need not form a pronounceable word. They do on paper what a censor’s bleep does in audio, while still making the character’s mood obvious.
Unreadable does not mean uncommunicative.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-05