Interpunct

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Interpunct
In Unicode	U+00B7 · MIDDLE DOT (·, ·, ·)
Different from
Different from	U+2027 ‧ HYPHENATION POINT; U+2219 ∙ BULLET OPERATOR; U+22C5 ⋅ DOT OPERATOR; U+A78F ꞏ LATIN LETTER SINOLOGICAL DOT
Related
See also	U+02D1 ˑ MODIFIER LETTER HALF TRIANGULAR COLON

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An interpunct ·, also known as an interpoint,^[1] middle dot, middot, centered dot or centred dot, is a punctuation mark consisting of a vertically centered dot used for interword separation in Classical Latin. (Word-separating spaces did not appear until some time between 600 and 800 CE.) It appears in a variety of uses in some modern languages.

The multiplication dot or "dot operator" is frequently used in mathematical and scientific notation, and it may differ in appearance from the interpunct.

^ Catich, Edward (1991). The Origin of the Serif: Brush Writing and Roman Letters. Des Moines, Iowa: Saint Ambrose University Catich Gallery. ISBN 978-0-9629740-1-4.

[1] Catich, Edward (1991). The Origin of the Serif: Brush Writing and Roman Letters. Des Moines, Iowa: Saint Ambrose University Catich Gallery. ISBN 978-0-9629740-1-4.

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