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Q&A How to describe a seemingly-random doodle/symbol, whose details are significant?

In my Crime/Mystery/Drama screenplay, there’s a seemingly random doodle at the bottom of a mysterious note. The random doodle looks like a three eyed stick man with a hat. It is drawn with only li...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Marcus Meier‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:22:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/31511
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Marcus Meier‭ · 2019-12-08T07:22:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
In my Crime/Mystery/Drama screenplay, there’s a seemingly random doodle at the bottom of a mysterious note. The random doodle looks like a three eyed stick man with a hat. It is drawn with only lines and curves.

Later - it is revealed that this is not a random doodle. It’s Chinese (written vertically) and an important clue.

Is there a way describe this in my script - other than the way I have above?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-11-17T23:44:45Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 6