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Horizontal Ellipsis

Unicode
U+2026
Category
Punctuation
HTML Entity
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CSS
\2026
The Horizontal Ellipsis (…) is a typographic punctuation mark consisting of three evenly spaced dots. Traditionally used to indicate an omitted word or phrase, it has evolved in digital communication to represent a trailing thought, suspense, or a hesitant pause. In software and web design, it frequently acts as a "more" menu icon, signaling to users that additional options or actions are available.

How to Type

Windows
Alt+0133
macOS
Option+;
Linux
Compose + . + .
HTML
…

In Programming

In UI design and data formatting, this single-character ellipsis is heavily used to indicate truncated text strings or hidden menu options. While programming languages like Python and JavaScript use three standard periods (...) for spread operators or the Ellipsis object, the actual U+2026 character is kept exclusively within string values.

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Tags

awkward pause continuation dot dot dot ellipsis character hesitation loading indicator more button omission punctuation suspense three dot menu three dots trailing dots trailing off typing indicator

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