is an option for Cell which specifies what dingbat to use to emphasize a cell.


CellDingbat
is an option for Cell which specifies what dingbat to use to emphasize a cell.
Details

- The setting CellDingbat->None displays no dingbat.
- Dingbats are placed to the left of the main contents of a cell, aligned with the first line of the contents.
- By default, dingbats are placed outside of the cell frame, if it exists, at a distance specified by CellDingbatMargin. The dingbat can be moved inside the cell frame by specifying a negative value for CellDingbatMargin.
- The setting for CellDingbat can be any string or Cell expression. A typical setting is "\[FilledSquare]".
- CellDingbat is often set for styles of cells rather than for individual cells.
- The dingbat can be modified interactively using the default toolbar available in Window ▶ Toolbar.
See Also
Tech Notes
Related Guides
Related Workflows
- Put a Dingbat on a Cell
History
Introduced in 1996 (3.0) | Updated in 2007 (6.0) ▪ 2022 (13.1)
Text
Wolfram Research (1996), CellDingbat, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellDingbat.html (updated 2022).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1996. "CellDingbat." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2022. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellDingbat.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1996). CellDingbat. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellDingbat.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_celldingbat, author="Wolfram Research", title="{CellDingbat}", year="2022", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellDingbat.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_celldingbat, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={CellDingbat}, year={2022}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellDingbat.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}