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bullet operator

Bullet Operator

∙ is the bullet operator, a centered dot from Unicode's math operators. In a formula it marks a binary operation, and the surrounding notation defines which one. It is a separate character from the list bullet • and the punctuation middle dot ·, and because it sits on the formula's centerline, fonts may draw it at a different size or height than those.

Text symbol
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Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What ∙ means

∙ is the bullet operator. Unicode classifies it as a mathematical symbol and files it in the Mathematical Operators block; this site shelves it under Maths.

Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.

How it is encoded

∙ is a single code point, U+2219. In HTML that is ∙, and in CSS \2219.

Don't confuse it with

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∗
Asterisk Operator
shares “operator”
∘
Ring Operator
shares “operator”
∼
Tilde Operator
shares “operator”
⊙
Circled Dot Operator
shares “operator”

Questions people ask

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Why does ∙ show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.

How to type ∙

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2219, then Alt+X to get ∙.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “bullet operator”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2219, then Enter or Space.
HTML
∙
CSS
\2219
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
∙
HTML hex
∙
CSS content
content: "\2219";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%88%99
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On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

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