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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.)
In Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics, in addition to the middle dot as a letter, centred dot diacritic, and dot above diacritic, there also is a two-dot diacritic in the Naskapi language representing /_w_V/ which depending on the placement on the specific Syllabic letter may resemble a colon when placed vertically, diaeresis when placed ...
Broad On. Broad On, also known as Round Omega (Ѻ ѻ; italics: Ѻ ѻ) is a positional and orthographical variant of the Cyrillic O. On (ѻнъ, onŭ) is a traditional name of Cyrillic letter О; these names are still in use in the Church Slavonic alphabet. Broad On is used only in the Church Slavonic language. In its alphabet (in primers and ...
In Spanish. In Spanish, the ellipsis is commonly used as a substitute of et cetera at the end of unfinished lists. So it means "and so forth" or "and other things". Other use is the suspension of a part of a text, or a paragraph, or a phrase or a part of a word because it is obvious, or unnecessary, or implied.
Bullet (typography) In typography, a bullet or bullet point, •, is a typographical symbol or glyph used to introduce items in a list. For example: The bullet symbol may take any of a variety of shapes, such as circular, square, diamond or arrow. Typical word processor software offers a wide selection of shapes and colors.
Chinese punctuation. Writing systems that use Chinese characters also include various punctuation marks, derived from both Chinese and Western sources. Historically, jùdòu (句读; 句讀) annotations were often used to indicate the boundaries of sentences and clauses in text. The use of punctuation in written Chinese only became mandatory ...
A with acute and dot below: Thompson Ạ̀ ạ̀: A with grave and dot below: Thompson Ậ ậ: A with circumflex and dot below: Vietnamese Ạ̃ ạ̃: A with tilde and dot below: ISO 9 Ạ̄ ạ̄: A with macron and dot below: ALA-LC romanization Ặ ặ: A with breve and dot below: Vietnamese Ạ̈ ạ̈: A with diaeresis and dot below: ISO ...
A diacritic (also diacritical mark, diacritical point, diacritical sign, or accent) is a glyph added to a letter or to a basic glyph. The term derives from the Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, "distinguishing"), from διακρίνω (diakrínō, "to distinguish"). The word diacritic is a noun, though it is sometimes used in ...