<p>Yes, this pictorial rune has the name: <em>twirl</em>.</p>

<p>These <em>pictorial rune's</em> originate from Forceville's categorization, which mostly describes the location/orientation.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/DVAwv.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/DVAwv.png" alt="enter image description here"></a>  </p>

<p>This is often used to depict movement as well as confusion, as described by <a href="http://samcyb-uniwork-unit2.blogspot.nl/2015/12/entry-2-anger-research.html" rel="noreferrer">samcyb</a>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/OEQMv.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/OEQMv.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p><sub> Forcevile Image source: <a href="http://www.academia.edu/33714509/Pictorial_runes_and_emotions_in_comics_an_experimental_study" rel="noreferrer">source</a></sub></p>

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2018-05-12T13:37:36.840Z
2018-05-12T13:37:36.840Z
Dimitri mx
<p>sometimes when a character is frustrated or has failed to do something, a cloud made of moving squiggly lines will form above their head (it's somewhat of a common trope in video games that use speech bubbles too.)  </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/tlnOA.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/tlnOA.jpg" alt="eden of the east"></a></p>

<p>Is there a name for this anime/manga visual convention?</p>

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2017-03-29T19:43:48.457Z
Pretty sure I've also seen this in some Western comics, too (though I can't think of any to support this claim).
HotelCalifornia
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Is there a name for this anime/manga visual convention?
# Is there a name for this anime/manga visual convention?
Posted by: username_0 on 2017-03-28
sometimes when a character is frustrated or has failed to do something, a cloud made of moving squiggly lines will form above their head (it's somewhat of a common trope in video games that use speech bubbles too.)

[![eden of the east](https://i.sstatic.net/tlnOA.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/tlnOA.jpg)

Is there a name for this anime/manga visual convention?
**Tags:** tropes
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Pretty sure I've also seen this in some Western comics, too (though I can't think of any to support this claim).  
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_2 on 2018-05-12. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
Yes, this pictorial rune has the name: *twirl*.

These *pictorial rune's* originate from Forceville's categorization, which mostly describes the location/orientation.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/DVAwv.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/DVAwv.png)

This is often used to depict movement as well as confusion, as described by [samcyb](http://samcyb-uniwork-unit2.blogspot.nl/2015/12/entry-2-anger-research.html)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/OEQMv.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/OEQMv.jpg)

Forcevile Image source: [source](http://www.academia.edu/33714509/Pictorial_runes_and_emotions_in_comics_an_experimental_study)
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