geta mark

noun

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.

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Meanings

noungeta mark (plural geta marks)

plural geta marks

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

Origin

Partial calque from 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.

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geta mark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geta%20mark

MLA

“geta mark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geta%20mark. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geta mark,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geta%20mark.

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