Middle dot (·)
U+00B7 · MIDDLE DOT · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ·
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+0183
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 0183 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: · appears.
The shorter code Alt+250 works too in most programs.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
00B7 Alt+X
Type 00B7 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+⇧ Shift+9
Press ⌥ Option+⇧ Shift+9 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 “middle dot” and click · to insert it.
iPhone
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 ;middledot.
- Now type ;middledot anywhere: the keyboard suggests ·.
Android
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 ;middledot.
- Type ;middledot in any app and tap · in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 00b7 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 00b7 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What · means and how it is used
The middle dot · sits halfway up the line. It separates items in menus and footers, means multiplication in some maths notation (a·b), is part of Catalan spelling (l·l) and is the 'point médian' of French inclusive writing (étudiant·e·s). On a Mac press Option+Shift+9; on a Spanish keyboard Shift+3; on Windows Alt+0183.
Middle dot (·) is the Unicode character U+00B7, officially called MIDDLE DOT. It is in the Latin-1 Supplement block and has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
People also call it or search for it as: dot, interpunct, middle, middot.
On this site it is part of the punctuation (109 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: "\00B7"; | |
| JavaScript | \u00B7 | |
| URL | %C2%B7 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 B7 | |
| Unicode | U+00B7 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
· has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows 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.
- ·Middle dotU+00B7 · MIDDLE DOT
- Canadian syllabics final middle dotU+1427 · CANADIAN SYLLABICS FINAL MIDDLE DOT · Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
- Bullet point symbolU+2022 · BULLET · General Punctuation
- 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 | Middle dot |
| Português | Ponto médio |
| Español | Punto medio |
| Italiano | Punto mediano |
| Français | Point médian |
| Deutsch | Mittelpunkt (Punkt in der Mitte) |
| Türkçe | Orta nokta |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Titik tengah |
| Polski | Kropka środkowa |
| Русский | Точка по центру (интерпункт) |
| 日本語 | 中点 (ミドルドット) |
| 한국어 | 가운뎃점 |
Related symbols
All Punctuation →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 00B7 and press Alt+X. On a Mac press ⌥ Option+⇧ Shift+9.
What is the difference between · and ᐧ?
· is the middle dot (U+00B7). ᐧ is a different character: canadian syllabics final middle dot (U+1427, Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics 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?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ·. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;middledot.
What is the HTML code for the middle dot?
Use the entity · or the numeric code · (hex ·). In CSS write \00B7, in JavaScript \u00B7.
Will · show on every phone?
· has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.