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The MLA now indicates that a three-dot, spaced ellipsis . . . should be used for removing material from within one sentence within a quote. When crossing sentences (when the omitted text contains a period, so that omitting the end of a sentence counts), a four-dot, spaced (except for before the first dot) ellipsis . . . .
The ellipsis was adopted into Japanese from European languages. The ellipsis is often three dots or six dots (in two groups of three dots), though variations in number of dots exist. The dots can be either on the baseline or centred between the baseline and the ascender when horizontal; the dots are centred horizontally when vertical. Other uses:
The ellipsis, (plural ellipses; from the Ancient Greek: ἔλλειψις, élleipsis, 'omission' or 'falling short'), also known informally as dot-dot-dot, is a series of (usually three) dots that indicates an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or whole section from a text without altering its original meaning.
A convenience template for easy access to various directional Unicode ellipsis. Per MOS:ELLIPSIS, three unspaced dots (...) should generally be used for ellipsis; this template is intended for specialized usage. This template can be substituted to directly insert the referenced character.
A line of dots corresponding to one half of a Japanese ellipsis also used as an ellipsis informally ‥ 2145: 1-1-37: 2025: tensen (点線, "dot line") niten leader (二点リーダ, "two-dot leader") Rarely used [clarification needed] • ﹅ ﹆ 1-3-32, 1-3-31--2022, 25E6, FE45, FE46: bōten (傍点, "side dot") wakiten (脇点, "side dot ...
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Decimal separator, Dot operator ‽ Interrobang (combined 'Question mark' and 'Exclamation mark') Inverted question and exclamation marks ¡ Inverted exclamation mark: Exclamation mark, Interrobang ¿ Inverted question mark: Question mark, Interrobang < Less-than sign: Angle bracket, Chevron, Guillemet Lozenge: Square lozenge ("Pillow ...
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