Bullet point symbol (•)
U+2022 · BULLET · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type •
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+0149
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 0149 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: • appears.
The shorter code Alt+7 works too in most programs.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
2022 Alt+X
Type 2022 and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into •. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick •.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Keyboard shortcut (U.S. layout)
⌥ Option+8
Press ⌥ Option+8 to type •. This is on the standard U.S. and U.S. English Mac layouts.
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “bullet point symbol” and click • to insert it.
iPhone
Long press on the keyboard
123 → -
Tap 123, then press and hold -. Slide your finger to • in the pop-up and let go.
Checked on the English (US) keyboard. Other keyboard languages may place it elsewhere.
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into • once and type it in any app:
- Copy • from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste • as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;bullet.
- Now type ;bullet anywhere: the keyboard suggests •.
Android
Symbol page in Gboard
?123 → =\<
Tap ?123, then =\<: • has its own key there.
Checked on the English (US) keyboard. Other keyboard languages may place it elsewhere.
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into •:
- Copy • from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste • as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;bullet.
- Type ;bullet in any app and tap • in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 2022 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2022 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What • means and how it is used
The bullet • starts list items and separates items in a line: Home • About • Contact. On a Mac press Option+8; on Windows Alt+0149 or Alt+7; on iPhone hold the hyphen key. Smaller ◦ and triangular ‣ bullets mark nested levels. In plain-text documents it keeps lists readable where real list formatting is not available.
Bullet point symbol (•) is the Unicode character U+2022, officially called BULLET. It is in the General Punctuation block and has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
People also call it or search for it as: dot.
On this site it is part of the dot and bullet symbols (47 symbols), next to .
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Tap Copy next to the code you need.
| HTML entity | • | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | • | |
| HTML hex | • | |
| CSS | content: "\2022"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2022 | |
| URL | %E2%80%A2 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 80 A2 | |
| Unicode | U+2022 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: • dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.
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Don't confuse • with
These look alike but are different characters. Search, sorting and screen readers treat them differently, so copy the one you mean.
- •Bullet point symbolU+2022 · BULLET
- Middle dotU+00B7 · MIDDLE DOT · Latin-1 Supplement
- Canadian syllabics final middle dotU+1427 · CANADIAN SYLLABICS FINAL MIDDLE DOT · Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
- Hyphenation pointU+2027 · HYPHENATION POINT · General Punctuation
- Bullet operatorU+2219 · BULLET OPERATOR · Mathematical Operators
- Dot operatorU+22C5 · DOT OPERATOR · Mathematical Operators
- Word separator middle dotU+2E31 · WORD SEPARATOR MIDDLE DOT · Supplemental Punctuation
Names in other languages
What • is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Bullet point symbol |
| Português | Marcador (ponto de lista) |
| Español | Viñeta (punto de lista) |
| Italiano | Punto elenco |
| Français | Puce |
| Deutsch | Aufzählungszeichen |
| Türkçe | Madde işareti |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol titik (bullet) |
| Polski | Punktor |
| Русский | Жирная точка |
| 日本語 | 中黒丸 (ビュレット) |
| 한국어 | 글머리 기호 (점) |
Related symbols
All Dots →Questions people ask
How do I type • on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick • in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 2022 and press Alt+X. On a Mac press ⌥ Option+8.
What is the difference between • and ·?
• is the bullet point symbol (U+2022). · is a different character: middle dot (U+00B7, Latin-1 Supplement block). They can look alike, but computers treat them as different letters, so a search for one will not find the other.
How do I type • on an iPhone?
On the English keyboard tap 123, then press and hold - and slide to •.
What is the HTML code for the bullet point symbol?
Use the entity • or the numeric code • (hex •). In CSS write \2022, in JavaScript \u2022.
Will • show on every phone?
Very likely yes: • dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.