Definition:
Comical cursing is one way of looking at nittles. It's that nonsensical sequence of squiggles and punctuation marks that denote curse words or bad language, especially in comics. Think of them as the printed version of bleeping out expletives.
Learn more:
- What the Nittles Do You Call That Squiggle? talks about nittles, jarns, and other funny words most often encountered in comics.
- Speech and Thought Balloons are where you might find some nittles.
- You might see nittles set in comic book fonts such as Comic Sans or this free comic book font: VTC Sunday Komix
Examples:
!#*~@!$ and thousands of variations are nittles that replace cussing in print.
