grawlix

/หˆษกษนษ”หlษชks/

IPA: /G R AO1 L IH0 K S/

noun
  1. 1

    A spiral-shaped graphic used to indicate swearing in comic strips.

  2. 2

    A string of typographical symbols, especially "@#$%&!", used (especially in comic strips) to represent an obscenity or swearword.

  3. 3

    A series of violence related images in a speech bubble to represent obscenity, swearwords or profanity.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grawlix