• Bullet — fsymbols

What • means

The mark predates the English term “bullet point.” A 1950 book on printing treated the bullet as a general accessory; “bullet point” appears in English print in 1983. Neither date establishes its invention.

Don't confuse it with

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·

Middle Dot

Middle dot: a separator within text, rather than the standard list marker.

∙

Bullet Operator

Bullet operator: a separate mathematical character, not interchangeable with •.

Related characters

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Triangular Bullet

Triangular bullet: an alternative list marker when you want a pointed shape instead of a round dot.

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.

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How to type •

Windows (Word)

Alt+XType 2022, 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”.

Linux

Ctrl+Shift+UType 2022, then Enter or Space.

HTML

•

CSS

\2022

Windows

Hold Alt and type 0149 on the numeric keypad, not the number row.

Document lists

Use the bulleted-list control to align wrapped lines beneath the item’s text. Added spaces can lose alignment when fonts change.

Families this belongs to

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Typography & punctuation332 symbols

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