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Middle Dot
- Unicode
- U+00B7
- Category
- Punctuation
- HTML Entity
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- CSS
- \00B7
The Middle Dot, also known as an interpunct, is a versatile typographical symbol consisting of a single, vertically centered dot. Historically used as a word separator in ancient Latin texts, it now serves multiple modern purposes, such as separating items in website breadcrumb navigation or acting as a minimalist bullet point. In social media bios and display names, it is a popular aesthetic choice for cleanly dividing text elements without cluttering the screen.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+0183
- macOS
- Option+Shift+9
- Linux
- Compose + . + -
- HTML
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In Programming
In mathematics, the middle dot is frequently used to represent scalar multiplication or the dot product. In software development, it often serves as a visual separator in user interfaces or to denote invisible space characters within text editors.
Tags
aesthetic dot
aesthetic typography
bio separator
breadcrumb dot
bullet point
center dot
centered dot
dot separator
interpunct
list separator
name separator
punctuation
separator
social media separator
typography