Middle Dot symbol
Type :middle_dot: · Punctuation
What · is for
A small dot at mid-height, used to separate short items on one line: a byline from a date, a filename from a size. Quieter than a bullet and much quieter than a slash, which is why it turns up all over interfaces.
How to type ·
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:middle_dot: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
Option + Shift + 9
Windows
Alt + 0183
Hold Alt and type the digits on the keypad.
Shortcodes
:middle_dot: On the web
HTML ·
Unicode U+00B7
What · gets mistaken for
bullet
Bigger and heavier. Use it to start a list item, not to separate words.
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