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U+00B7 MIDDLE DOT
Latin-1 Supplement · Other punctuation
| Name | MIDDLE DOT |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+00B7 |
| Decimal | 183 |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Category | Other punctuation (Po) |
| UTF-8 | C2 B7 |
| UTF-16 | 00B7 |
| UTF-32 | 000000B7 |
| HTML | · · · |
| CSS | \00B7 |
| JavaScript | \u00B7 |
| Python | \u00b7 |
| URL-encoded | %C2%B7 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the character U+00B7?
U+00B7 · is officially named MIDDLE DOT. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block and the category Other punctuation.
How do I type ·?
Windows (Word, WordPad): type 00B7, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 00b7, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 00B7. Or simply copy it from this page. On Windows, Alt+0183 on the numeric keypad also works.
How do I write · in HTML?
As a numeric character reference · (decimal) or · (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly. There is also the named entity ·.
How is · encoded in UTF-8?
In UTF-8 the character takes 2 bytes: C2 B7. In UTF-16: 00B7.